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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 wish he had done more during his life?

2. On the eighth Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch talked about money and values. What is, according to Morrie, the result of people valuing the wrong thing?

3. Morrie's nights were getting difficult by the sixth tuesday visit. He was awake a lot. Why?

4. According to Morrie, when do you end up with a few people with everything and a military to keep the poor ones from rising up and stealing it?

5. When Morrie was a child, his father would take his evening paper outside and read it. Where would he sit when he read his evening paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the important issues in life, according to Morrie?

2. According to Morrie, who was responsible for the brainwashing taking place all over the country and what is the result?

3. When the OJ Simpson verdict was showing on television, what was everybody doing?

4. One of Morrie's first jobs was at a mental institution outside of Washington D.C. What did he do there?

5. 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?

6. Does Mitch ever hear Morrie's voice when he is alone?

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

8. What did Morrie tell Mitch about family on the fifth Tuesday?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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