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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which university did the narrator graduate?

2. What did Mitch continue to rack up with his job?

3. In "The Curriculum", the author talks about one last class. What do you have to do in this "special" class to receive extra credit?

4. Mitch decided to go back to school. What did he earn a graduate degree in?

5. What did Mitch promise his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Morrie threw himself a "living funeral"?

2. What was absent during the old professor's last class?

3. How did Morrie begin the conversation about death on the fourth Tuesday?

4. Morrie devoted all his time to the things and people he loved, but what was Mitch doing while in London?

5. Why did Morrie say that Mitch needs someone to push him to examine his life now, before it's too late for regrets?

6. What did Mitch discover when he got back to Detroit from London, and what was the result of this discovery?

7. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

8. In the second interview with Ted Koppel on Nightline, Morrie said he gives to people. How did Morrie give to people?

9. What was Mitch's reaction to his uncle's death?

10. When he was a student, what was Mitch's first thought when he walked into Morrie's classroom for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Morrie threw himself a living funeral. Talk about this concept and describe Morrie's living funeral. Explain why he wanted to throw this funeral.

Essay Topic 2

Morrie received a lot of mail after his Nightline appearances. Describe what happened after he received the mail. Explain which letter meant the most to him, why it was so meaningful, and how he reacted.

Essay Topic 3

Mitch was surprised by the fact that Morrie still watched the news while he was sick. How did Morrie feel when and after he watched the news? Why did he watch the news, and why was Mitch surprised by that? Explain Morrie's thoughts and emotions.

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