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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. How did Mitch feel after he returned from London?

2. What disease was Morrie eventually diagnosed with?

3. In "Taking Attendance", Mitch flew to London for his job. What did he cover while he's there?

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

5. When Mitch returned to Morrie's house on the fourth Tuesday, which item had been added to Morrie's collection of medical equipment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Morrie come to being interviewed by Ted Koppel in the TV show Nightline?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Mitch stop bringing his cellular phone along on his trips to visit Morrie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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