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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. When Ted Koppel asked Morrie about his previous comments about someone having to wipe his backside for him, what did he get instead of humor?
(a) No answer.
(b) A lie.
(c) The truth.
(d) A laugh.

2. Morrie's disease was progressing and Mitch had to touch Morrie more and more to adjust the microphone. How did Morrie feel about that physical contact?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He didn't think anything about it.
(d) He was embarrassed.

3. Morrie always embraced aging, because it also means something else. What did Morrie compare aging with?
(a) Ugliness.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Growth.
(d) Death.

4. When Mitch visited Morrie on the seventh Tuesday, Morrie had finally lost one of the only battles he dreaded. What is Morrie not able to do anymore?
(a) Walk around.
(b) Wipe his behind.
(c) Breath.
(d) Talk.

5. Why was Mitch angry at his younger brother?
(a) Because he left for Europe.
(b) Because he is his brother.
(c) Because he didn't allow Mitch to help him.
(d) Because his brother didn't love him.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the third interview, Morrie told Ted Koppel that the disease could have his body, but what was the disease not allowed to get?

2. What did Morrie do when the sociology department learned that male students who don't keep their grades up could lose their draft deferment?

3. How long did Morrie work in the mental institute?

4. What happened to Morrie two days before he died?

5. At one point on this sixth Tuesday, Morrie was half choking. What did Mitch do to save his professor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Morrie's family do when he lapsed into a coma?

2. Why was Morrie initially embarrassed when he couldn't wipe his own behind anymore? What did he do next?

3. What did Morrie reply when Mitch asked him whether he was ever afraid of growing old?

4. On the eleventh Tuesday, Mitch smacked Morrie on his back. Why did he do that?

5. What did Morrie tell Mitch about family on the fifth Tuesday?

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

7. When the OJ Simpson verdict was showing on television, what was everybody doing?

8. 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?

9. What was the bleak truth about Morrie not being able to wipe his own behind anymore by the time of the third Nightline interview?

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

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