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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. What did the teachers at Brandeis encourage the students to do in the late 1950's?
2. What is Janine's profession?
3. When would Morrie not be able to talk anymore?
4. Why did Morrie never tell Mitch that he didn't eat the food he brought?
5. Where did Mitch find Morrie when he was ready to see him on this fourteenth Tuesday?
Short Essay Questions
1. Morrie's wife Charlotte called Mitch the Monday before the fourteenth Tuesday. Why?
2. Who belongs to Mitch's family?
3. On the eleventh Tuesday, Mitch smacked Morrie on his back. Why did he do that?
4. Morrie could not eat the food that Mitch still brought for him by the tenth Tuesday. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie?
5. When Mitch looked around Morrie's home, he saw a certain kind of wealth that had nothing to do with money. How had Morrie's house become a very wealthy home after his disease got diagnosed?
6. Why did Morrie stop eating the food that Mitch brought?
7. What did Morrie's family do when he lapsed into a coma?
8. What did Morrie tell Mitch about family on the fifth Tuesday?
9. How do readers know that Brandeis college was a hotbed for cultural activism?
10. According to Morrie, who was responsible for the brainwashing taking place all over the country and what is the result?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Now that you've finished "Tuesdays with Morrie", the book probably made an impression on you. Discuss your thoughts about the book and about the way it is written.
Essay Topic 2
Mitch was surprised by the fact that Morrie still watched the news while he was sick. How did Morrie feel when and after he watched the news? Why did he watch the news, and why was Mitch surprised by that? Explain Morrie's thoughts and emotions.
Essay Topic 3
Morrie talked about how he wanted to die and how he definitely didn't want to die. Explain Morrie's thoughts about his own death. Describe what he wanted to happen with his body and grave site. What did he want Mitch to do after he's dead, and why?
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