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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Morrie learned to enjoy being dependent and being treated by others. What did he compare this feeling to?
(a) He felt healthy again.
(b) He felt like a teenager again.
(c) He felt like a baby again.
(d) He felt like an adult.

2. What was Morrie doing while the rest of the world was watching the OJ Simpson verdict on TV?
(a) He was eating.
(b) He was talking to Mitch.
(c) He was going for a walk.
(d) He was sitting on the toilet.

3. On the thirteenth Tuesday, Morrie told Mitch about an amazing feeling he had had the night before. What was the amazing feeling?
(a) Being able to smile again.
(b) Being able to breath again.
(c) Being able to accept people's advise.
(d) Being able to accept death.

4. On this eleventh Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch did something else while they talk. What did they do?
(a) They ate.
(b) They cried.
(c) They hugged.
(d) They held hands.

5. At Morrie's funeral, Mitch tried out an imaginary conversation in his head. How did it feel?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Natural.
(c) Weird.
(d) Funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did so many students from Brandeis visit Morrie during his final days?

2. What is the only new thing that had been added to Morrie's study on the eighth Tuesday visit?

3. Who gathered at Morrie's bedside the days before he died?

4. What did Morrie answer when Mitch asked him if he could live his life over, would he would have children again?

5. What did Mitch finally do before he left Morrie for the last time?

Short Essay Questions

1. One of Morrie's first jobs was at a mental institution outside of Washington D.C. What did he do there?

2. How do readers know that Brandeis college was a hotbed for cultural activism?

3. On the twelfth Tuesday, Morrie talked about a good friend whom he never forgave and regretted it. What happened back then?

4. Does Mitch ever hear Morrie's voice when he is alone?

5. Morrie's wife Charlotte called Mitch the Monday before the fourteenth Tuesday. Why?

6. According to Morrie, who was responsible for the brainwashing taking place all over the country and what is the result?

7. Why did Mitch finally cry, this last Tuesday?

8. Who belongs to Mitch's family?

9. On the tenth Tuesday, Janine joined Mitch on his visit to Morrie. Janine sang a song for Morrie. How did Morrie react?

10. Nightline returned for a third and final time. Ted Koppel asked Morrie if, as he got closer to dying, he was more afraid. How did Morrie respond?

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