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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. In Chapter Nineteen, Mitch tries to call his brother. Where does his brother live?

2. When does society start to go bad, according to Morrie?

3. Why did so many students from Brandeis visit Morrie during his final days?

4. Who gathered at Morrie's bedside the days before he died?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Morrie and Charlotte had discussed Morrie's cremation with the rabbi at the university who would preside over Morrie's memorial service. At one point the rabbi was shocked. Why?

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

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

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

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

7. Morrie called the third interview with Nightline a compromise. Why?

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

9. On the tenth Tuesday, Janine joined Mitch on his visit to Morrie. Janine sang a song for Morrie. How did Morrie react?

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

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

In a couple of chapters, you read about Morrie's life. Talk about his childhood with the two most important events and how it influenced him for the rest of his life. Describe Morrie's professional life and how it influenced his students.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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