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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. Mitch had changed a lot from the person he wanted to be when he was young. What were some of the things he wanted to do back then?

2. Who is/are the student(s) in the one last class described in "The Curriculum"?

3. In "The Orientation", Mitch gave Morrie a nickname. What is Morrie's nickname?

4. In relation to the one last class referred to as the book opens, when is the student/are the students required to produce a paper?

5. When Morrie and Mitch lunch together in "The Orientation", Morrie did something impolite. What did he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In "The Curriculum", Mitch describes his former professor's last class. What happened in that class?

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

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

5. Mitch was surprised in his first Tuesday meeting with Morrie to find out Morrie was still following the news. What did Morrie feel after watching the news?

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

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

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

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

10. After graduation, Mitch moved to New York City. What were his plans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Morrie had a terminal disease. He knew he was dying. How did Morrie deal with the fact that he was dying? If he had one more perfectly healthy day, how would he have spent that day?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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