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

2. Morrie had trouble sleeping and dreamed a lot. What was he dreaming about?

3. What is the name of the paper produced from the one last class in "The Curriculum"?

4. What is the name of the narrator's favorite university professor?

5. In "The Curriculum", the author describes the last class of somebody's life. Whose life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Morrie never want to work in a factory?

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

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

5. Provide a few of Mitch's professional accomplishments.

6. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

7. When Mitch's college graduation ceremony was over, what did Mitch wonder after he gave his gift to Morrie?

8. What did Morrie do every Wednesday when he was still healthy?

9. 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?

10. In relation to his hobby, what was one of the highlights in Morrie's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Three times, Morrie is interviewed by Ted Koppel for the TV show Nightline. Do you think the interviews made an impression on the people watching? Why do you think that? How did the tone of the interviews change and why?

Essay Topic 2

Which individual in Tuesdays with Morrie did you connect with the most? Why? Compare and contrast yourself with this individual.

Essay Topic 3

During the course of the book, Morrie's biggest fear was not being able to wipe his own behind anymore. Why was this Morrie's biggest fear? Did his biggest fear materialize? How did he deal with it? What other fears did he have? How did the fear influence him?

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