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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Schwartz, it is crucial that one do things ______ than before.
(a) With more determination.
(b) Differently.
(c) More slowly.
(d) With more concentration.

2. What is the fourth aspect of the coping with illness that Schwartz suggests to his readers?
(a) Basic tasks are going to become more difficult.
(b) One must accept that their life is coming to an end.
(c) One must never be afraid to ask for help.
(d) Friends and family must be told about the illness.

3. When Schwartz first learned of his sickness, what did he decide to start?
(a) Documenting his declining health.
(b) Informing others that he would survive this disease.
(c) An annual blood drive.
(d) A charity foundation.

4. While in a therapy session, Schwartz volunteers to act out what scene?
(a) The happiness moment of his life.
(b) A scene from his mother's death.
(c) His own death.
(d) A scene from the loss of his child.

5. How long was Schwartz a professor?
(a) Five decades.
(b) Three decades.
(c) Two decades.
(d) Four decades.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Living with Physical Limitation, Schwartz advises the reader that they will first recognize ________.

2. Schwartz uses his feelings of mourning as a source of ______.

3. In Chapter 4, what kind of peace does Schwartz encourage the sufferer to cultivate?

4. Schwartz describes the action of hiding grief as _____.

5. According to Schwartz, how often should one grieve and mourn for themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Morrie discusses the past. Explain why Morrie places such a major emphasize on the past, as it relates to one experiencing declining health.

2. Morrie spends a lot of time discussing forgiveness. Explain the concept of forgiveness, as it is presented in Chapter 5.

3. In Chapter 2, Schwartz describes psychological vulnerability. Explain this concept.

4. Using text from Chapter 4, discuss how Morrie explains contradictory feelings.

5. The emotional patterns of illness are explained by Schwartz in Chapter 2. Explain the significance of these patterns.

6. In Chapter 3, both good grief and bad grief are explained by Morrie. Discuss the importance of both forms of grief, as they relate to Morrie's point of view.

7. In Chapter 5, Morrie discusses a relationship that he had with a colleague. Explain this relationship and the outcome.

8. In Chapter 4, the fourth piece of advice that Morrie gives one in declining health involves comfort. Explain this advice.

9. In Chapter 2, how does Schwartz explain the importance of honesty?

10. In Chapter 3, Morrie focuses on grief. Explain his concept of grieving and mourning for yourself and the importance of this concept.

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