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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. What did Morrie and Mitch talk about the third Tuesday?
2. What was Mitch's new job after finishing school again?
3. When Morrie taught his last college course, he announced to his students that he may not be able to finish the course. Why?
4. How old was Morrie when his mother died?
5. On the third Tuesday, Mitch and Morrie picked up the relationship they had before. What were their roles?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Morrie not mind that Mitch recorded their conversations?
2. What did Mitch think when he saw how Morrie's many friends wanted to call and talk to him?
3. During this second interview on Nightline, Morrie talked about a letter he received from a woman who taught a class to children who have lost a parent. What did Morrie do next?
4. Provide a few of Mitch's professional accomplishments.
5. How did Morrie begin the conversation about death on the fourth Tuesday?
6. In the second interview with Ted Koppel on Nightline, Morrie said he gives to people. How did Morrie give to people?
7. Why did Morrie say that Mitch needs someone to push him to examine his life now, before it's too late for regrets?
8. What did Mitch do after his college graduation ceremony?
9. Why did Morrie never want to work in a factory?
10. 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?
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
Morrie talked about how he wanted to die and how he definitely didn't want to die. Explain Morrie's thoughts about his own death. Describe what he wanted to happen with his body and grave site. What did he want Mitch to do after he's dead, and why?
Essay Topic 3
In the book you get a good feel for the deterioration of Morrie's body and how the disease evolves. Give an overview of how Morrie's disease progressed, from the moment he was diagnosed to the moment of his death. Think about how Morrie dealt with his disease and how he reacted towards his declining health.
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