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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 Mitch visited Morrie on the seventh Tuesday, Morrie had finally lost one of the only battles he dreaded. What is Morrie not able to do anymore?

2. What did Morrie wish he had done more during his life?

3. When Mitch visited Morrie the fourteenth Tuesday, how did the nurse feel?

4. Morrie always embraced aging, because it also means something else. What did Morrie compare aging with?

5. What do people in the hospital do when somebody dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do readers know that Brandeis college was a hotbed for cultural activism?

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

3. When Mitch looked around Morrie's home, he saw a certain kind of wealth that had nothing to do with money. How had Morrie's house become a very wealthy home after his disease got diagnosed?

4. What did Morrie reply when Mitch asked him whether he was ever afraid of growing old?

5. Why was Morrie initially embarrassed when he couldn't wipe his own behind anymore? What did he do next?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In "Tuesdays with Morrie", Mitch and Morrie frequently talked about their families. Compare and contrast Morrie and Mitch's thoughts about family. Who are Mitch's family members and what is his (changing) relationship with them? Who are Morrie's family members and what is his relationship with them?

Essay Topic 3

One Tuesday, Mitch read a newspaper while Morrie used the bathroom. What did Mitch read about? Describe his reaction afterward. What does this little episode tell you?

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