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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. When Mitch went home after his third visit with Morrie, he made a list of questions for Morrie to answer. Why did he want Morrie to answer those questions?
(a) Because Morrie was a smart guy.
(b) Because Morrie was an old guy.
(c) Because Morrie knew what was important in life.
(d) Because Morrie knew how to answer questions well.

2. Where did Morrie and his younger brother, David, go right after their mother died?
(a) To Germany.
(b) To the countryside.
(c) To the city.
(d) To the beach.

3. What does one get after finishing the one last class described in "The Curriculum"?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A hug.
(c) Grades.
(d) Graduation.

4. What did Mitch hope to make a career as?
(a) As a musician.
(b) As a professor.
(c) As a dancer.
(d) As a writer.

5. Why did Morrie appreciate the world outside more than Mitch does?
(a) Because he enjoyed the weather more than Mitch did.
(b) Because he was in a wheelchair.
(c) Because he could't go outside anymore to enjoy that world.
(d) Because he couldn't drive his car anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mitch promise his wife?

2. Because it was inevitable, Morrie planed to deal with the fact that somebody would have to wipe his backside in the future. How did he plan to deal with this?

3. On the fourth Tuesday, Mitch touched Morrie's face while doing something. What did he do for Morrie that required this touch?

4. When Mitch visited his mentor for the first time since college, where was Morrie waiting for him?

5. What did Morrie dread most about the sure progression of his disease?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Morrie do every Wednesday when he was still healthy?

2. Why did Mitch stop bringing his cellular phone along on his trips to visit Morrie?

3. In relation to his hobby, what was one of the highlights in Morrie's life?

4. Why did Mitch bring food for Morrie during their first visits?

5. During this second interview on Nightline, Morrie talked about a letter he received from a woman who taught a class to children who have lost a parent. What did Morrie do next?

6. How did Morrie begin the conversation about death on the fourth Tuesday?

7. Morrie told Mitch that if he accepted he could die any day, he would probably do some things differently. What did Morrie think Mitch would do differently?

8. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

9. What was absent during the old professor's last class?

10. When Mitch's college graduation ceremony was over, what did Mitch wonder after he gave his gift to Morrie?

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