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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. Why did Morrie not want to be in his thirties anymore?

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

3. What did Morrie answer when Mitch asked him if he could live his life over, would he would have children again?

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

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

2. Who belongs to Mitch's family?

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the fall of 1994, Morrie Schwartz taught his last course at Brandeis. What was special about that class? What did Morrie mean by the statement that he would understand if anyone wanted to drop the course? Please expand upon the theme represented by this final class, and the effect Morrie's statement about dropping the class had on students.

Essay Topic 2

At one point in the book, Morrie asked Mitch whether he is okay with men crying. Mitch said that he is, but Morrie knew he was lying. There is a big contrast in personalities between the two men, especially when it comes to emotions. Discuss these differences.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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