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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mitch has a younger brother who got sick. What kind of disease did his brother have?
(a) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(b) Aids.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Alzheimers disease.

2. Why did Morrie never tell Mitch that he didn't eat the food he brought?
(a) Because he wanted to hurt Mitch's feelings.
(b) Because he didn't like the food.
(c) Because he didn't want to hurt Mitch's feelings.
(d) Because he could not talk anymore.

3. What did Morrie answer when Mitch asked him if he could live his life over, would he would have children again?
(a) That he wouldn't have missed the experience for anything
(b) That he wished he had more children.
(c) That he didn't like the experience.
(d) That Mitch should have children as well.

4. How long did Morrie work in the mental institute?
(a) Six years.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

5. Morrie learned to enjoy being dependent and being treated by others. What did he compare this feeling to?
(a) He felt like a baby again.
(b) He felt healthy again.
(c) He felt like an adult.
(d) He felt like a teenager again.

6. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?
(a) Psychopath.
(b) Professor.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Pilot.

7. What was Morrie doing while the rest of the world was watching the OJ Simpson verdict on TV?
(a) He was going for a walk.
(b) He was sitting on the toilet.
(c) He was eating.
(d) He was talking to Mitch.

8. According to Morrie, what is the biggest defect humans being have?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Poorness.
(d) Shortsightedness.

9. Mitch asked what Morrie would do if he was granted one more perfectly healthy day. What would Morrie have done?
(a) He would do something he always wanted to do and never did before.
(b) He would try to change the world.
(c) He would sleep all day.
(d) The things he would normally do when he was still healthy.

10. Why did so many students from Brandeis visit Morrie during his final days?
(a) Because they want to teach him now.
(b) Because they want the food from the fridge.
(c) Because they want to find out what it is like to die.
(d) Because they truly cared about Morrie and thought he was a special professor.

11. Where did Mitch find Morrie when he was ready to see him on this fourteenth Tuesday?
(a) In his chair.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On the toilet.

12. Who did Charlotte invite to the funeral?
(a) Hundreds of people.
(b) Family and a few good friends.
(c) All of Morrie's students.
(d) All of Morrie's colleagues.

13. What was the topic for the tenth Tuesday meeting?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Marriage.

14. On this eleventh Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch did something else while they talk. What did they do?
(a) They ate.
(b) They cried.
(c) They hugged.
(d) They held hands.

15. What did Morrie call the weekly conversations between him and Mitch?
(a) Their last time together.
(b) Their last thesis together.
(c) Their highlight of the week.
(d) Their proof of friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the interview, Koppel asked if there was anything Morrie would like to say to the millions of people watching. What did Morrie tell them?

2. When did Morrie stop breathing?

3. What did the teachers at Brandeis encourage the students to do in the late 1950's?

4. Mitch didn't like to deal with his feelings. How did he avoid dealing with his feelings?

5. When Mitch visited Morrie on the seventh Tuesday, Morrie had finally lost one of the only battles he dreaded. What is Morrie not able to do anymore?

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