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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. Which gift did the narrator present his favorite professor after the graduation ceremony?
(a) A leather suitcase.
(b) A silver pen.
(c) A leather briefcase.
(d) A hug.

2. When he was younger, Mitch always had two desires when it came to Morrie. One was to hug him. What was the other desire?
(a) Take him to the toilet.
(b) Give him a napkin.
(c) Make him laugh.
(d) Give him a kiss.

3. When Mitch returned to Detroit after visiting London, he was out of his newspaper job. What happened?
(a) Mitch got fired for staying in London too long.
(b) People didn't buy his newspaper anymore.
(c) Mitch decided he didn't want to write for the newspaper anymore.
(d) The unions at his newspaper had gone on strike.

4. From which university did Mitch graduate the second time?
(a) Brandeis University.
(b) Yale University?
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Harvard University.

5. Not too long after his mother's death, a new and important person appeared in Morrie's life. Who is this person?
(a) Morrie's aunt Eva.
(b) Morrie's grandmother, Eva.
(c) Morrie's stepmother, Eva.
(d) Morrie's cousin Eva.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state is the narrator's university located?

2. Why did it bother Morrie that one day someone else would have to wipe his behind?

3. Where did Morrie and his younger brother, David, go right after their mother died?

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

5. While Mitch was in London, something changed inside him, because of his conversation with Morrie. What was he realizing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mitch do after his college graduation ceremony?

3. When Mitch drove his rental car down Morrie's street for the first time, he did a few things at the same time. What was he doing?

4. When he was a student, what was Mitch's first thought when he walked into Morrie's classroom for the first time?

5. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

6. Mitch was surprised in his first Tuesday meeting with Morrie to find out Morrie was still following the news. What did Morrie feel after watching the news?

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

9. Why did Morrie never want to work in a factory?

10. When Mitch flashes back to his college days, he thinks about the times he and Morrie had lunch together. What did Morrie do when he and Mitch had lunch together?

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