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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 are some of the things Mitch did to fight his aging?

2. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie on the fourteenth Tuesday?

3. What does the media make people believe, according to Morrie?

4. In the Book of Job from the Bible, what does God do to test Job's faith?

5. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the twelfth Tuesday, Morrie talked about a good friend whom he never forgave and regretted it. What happened back then?

2. What was the bleak truth about Morrie not being able to wipe his own behind anymore by the time of the third Nightline interview?

3. Morrie's wife Charlotte called Mitch the Monday before the fourteenth Tuesday. Why?

4. How did Mitch realize the funeral was happening on a Tuesday?

5. In the chapter "The Sixth Tuesday", one of Morrie's coughing spells is described in detail. What happened and how did Mitch react?

6. Morrie could not eat the food that Mitch still brought for him by the tenth Tuesday. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie?

7. What do people need to forgive themselves for, according to Morrie?

8. Why did Morrie stop eating the food that Mitch brought?

9. What did Morrie's family do when he lapsed into a coma?

10. Nightline returned for a third and final time. Ted Koppel asked Morrie if, as he got closer to dying, he was more afraid. How did Morrie respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Quite a few chapters in the book mention Mitch bringing food for Morrie during his visits to him. Explain how and why the purpose of the food changes over the course of the book. Why was food so important for Mitch and Morrie?

Essay Topic 3

When Mitch was a student and Morrie was his teacher, they were very close to each other. How can you tell their relationship was close? What did they do together? How can you describe their relationship? How did their relationship develop over the course of the book?

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