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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 was Mitch angry at his younger brother?

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

3. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?

4. On the eleventh Tuesday, what did Morrie claim is a major problem in society?

5. Why did Morrie never tell Mitch that he didn't eat the food he brought?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

When Mitch was a student and Morrie was his teacher, they were very close to each other. How can you tell their relationship was close? What did they do together? How can you describe their relationship? How did their relationship develop over the course of the book?

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