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

3. When would Morrie not be able to talk anymore?

4. When did Morrie stop breathing?

5. According to Morrie, death ends a life. What does it not end?

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 were the important issues in life, according to Morrie?

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

4. Who belongs to Mitch's family?

5. On the eleventh Tuesday, Mitch smacked Morrie on his back. Why did he do that?

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

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

9. Why did Mitch finally cry, this last Tuesday?

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

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

During the course of the book, Morrie's biggest fear was not being able to wipe his own behind anymore. Why was this Morrie's biggest fear? Did his biggest fear materialize? How did he deal with it? What other fears did he have? How did the fear influence him?

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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