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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. On which night of the week did Morrie perform his favorite hobby?

2. Is Mitch successful with his dream career?

3. In the last year of his life, Morrie threw himself a "living funeral". Why?

4. When he was younger, Mitch always had two desires when it came to Morrie. One was to hug him. What was the other desire?

5. When Mitch was young and he had lots of conversations with Morrie, Morrie acted as a certain family member towards Mitch. What kind of family member?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mitch bring food for Morrie during their first visits?

2. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

3. When Mitch drove his rental car down Morrie's street for the first time, he did a few things at the same time. What was he doing?

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

5. What were Morrie's suspicions about his disease?

6. What did Mitch do after his college graduation ceremony?

7. Why did Morrie not mind that Mitch recorded their conversations?

8. When Mitch flashes back to his college days, he thinks about the times he and Morrie had lunch together. What did Morrie do when he and Mitch had lunch together?

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

10. Morrie told Mitch that if he accepted he could die any day, he would probably do some things differently. What did Morrie think Mitch would do differently?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the fall of 1994, Morrie Schwartz taught his last course at Brandeis. What was special about that class? What did Morrie mean by the statement that he would understand if anyone wanted to drop the course? Please expand upon the theme represented by this final class, and the effect Morrie's statement about dropping the class had on students.

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

One Tuesday, Mitch read a newspaper while Morrie used the bathroom. What did Mitch read about? Describe his reaction afterward. What does this little episode tell you?

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