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Name ______________________________ Class #____

Class Period_____ Date_________

Tuesdays With Morrie Test

Directions: Read each question and select the best answer choice.

1. As a college student, what did Mitch do in order to make himself seem older?

A. He worked at a local restaurant

B. He listened to popular music

C. He dressed and acted tougher

D. He smoked cigarettes

2. What did Mitch lose when he became a sports reporter?

A. Mitch lost his home and his steady job as a postal worker

B. He lost touch with most of his good friends

C. Mitch lost touch with his brother and sister

D. He lost the motivation to contact his old college professor

3. Which popular television show interviews Morrie?A. 20/20

B. Nightline

C. The 700 Club

D. Dateline

4. Why doesn’t Morrie refuse Mitch’s food when he can no longer eat it?

A. He doesn’t want to hurt Mitch’s feelings

B. He keeps it in the fridge for Charlotte

C. He donates it to a local homeless shelter

D. He feeds the food to his pets



5. What does Morrie believe about love?

A. Love does not exist

B. Love goes on even after death

C. One falls in love at least six times during their lifeD. The only good kind of love is the love between a mother and her child

6. Morrie wanted to be reincarnated as a(n) _________ .

A. Eagle

B. Lion

C. Gazelle

D. Answer not mentioned

7. How did Morrie react to the Vietnam War?

A. He gave all of his students grades of an ‘A’

B. Morrie moved class sessions to his home instead of at the college

C. He quit his job as a teacher to serve in the Army

D. He did nothing

8. What did Mitch give Morrie at his graduation?

A. A nice watch with Morrie’s initials engraved on it B. A colorful tie

C. A copy of the paper they had worked on together

D. A briefcase

9. Morrie’s favorite poet was ___________.

A. Robert Frost

B. W.H. Auden

C. Emily Dickinson

D. Edgar Allen Poe



10. Morrie’s wife, Charlotte, attended which college?

A. Clemson

B. Harvard

C. MIT

D. Princeton

11. What did Morrie finally make Mitch do?

A. Cry

B. Find a loving wife

C. Contact his brother

D. Promise to take care of Charlotte

Directions: Match each word to the best choice. Write the letter of your choice in the space next tothe word. Not all of the choices will be used.

12. ____ Peter

13. ____ Piano

14. ____Aphorism

15. ____Simile

16. ____Mitch

17. ____ALS

A. A man suffering from Pancreatic cancer.

B. A short statement of a generally

accepted truth

C. A crippling disease that Morrie is

diagnosed with

D. Giving human qualities to non-human

objects

E. The instrument that Morrie used to play

F. Using the words “like” or “as” to make a

comparison between two objects

G. The instrument that Mitch played as a

boy

H. A disease that causes blindness

I. One of Morrie’s past students



Directions: Determine whether the statement is true or false. Write a “T” in the blank next to the

statement if it is true and an “F” if it is false.

18. ____ Morrie resents Mitch for what he has done.

19. ____ Mitch does not want to contact his brother.

20. ____ Mitch only brings Morrie food when he visits because he feels sorry for him.

21. ____ Morrie agrees to do the interview after questioning the interviewer

22. ____Mitch realizes that his job as a sports reporter was not in accordance with what Morrie

taught him in college.

23. ____ Charlotte does not like Mitch visiting her husband.

24. ____ Mitch didn’t feel sympathetic towards Morrie

Directions: Read the question carefully and write the best answer.

25. What are Morrie’s views on emotions and money?

26. How does Morrie show the effects of ALS to Mitch?

27. How does Morrie feel about dying?



28. How does Mitch feel about his brother?

29. List three things that you learned from reading this book.

Directions: Read the prompts carefully and coose to respond to one in an essay format. Be sure to

answer the prompt fully. Circle the prompt that you choose.

30. Have you ever had a special teacher or coach that you will never forget? Compare and contrast

your teacher or coach with Morrie.

Mitch asks Morrie what his perfect day would be. What would your perfect day be like? What

would you do? Is your perfect day similar to Morrie’s?



Name _____Answer Key _____ Class #____

Class Period_____ Date_________

Tuesdays With Morrie Test

Directions: Read each question and select the best answer choice.

31. As a college student, what did Mitch do in order to make himself seem older?

A. He worked at a local restaurant

B. He listened to popular music

C. He dressed and acted tougher

D. He smoked cigarettes

32. What did Mitch lose when he became a sports reporter?

A. Mitch lost his home and his steady job as a postal worker

B. He lost touch with most of his good friends

C. Mitch lost touch with his brother and sister

D. He lost the motivation to contact his old college professor

33. Which popular television show interviews Morrie?A. 20/20

B. Nightline

C. The 700 Club

D. Dateline

34. Why doesn’t Morrie refuse Mitch’s f ood when he can no longer eat it?

A. He doesn’t want to hurt Mitch’s feelings

B. He keeps it in the fridge for Charlotte

C. He donates it to a local homeless shelter

D. He feeds the food to his pets



35. What does Morrie believe about love?

A. Love does not exist

B. Love goes on even after death

C. One falls in love at least six times during their lifeD. The only good kind of love is the love between a mother and her child

36. Morrie wanted to be reincarnated as a(n) _________ .

A. Eagle

B. Lion

C. Gazelle

D. Answer not mentioned

37. How did Morrie react to the Vietnam War?

A. He gave all of his students grades of an ‘A’

B. Morrie moved class sessions to his home instead of at the college

C. He quit his job as a teacher to serve in the Army

D. He did nothing

38. What did Mitch give Morrie at his graduation?

A. A nice watch with Morrie’s initials engraved on it B. A colorful tie

C. A copy of the paper they had worked on together

D. A briefcase

39. Morrie’s favorite poet was ___________.

A. Robert Frost

B. W.H. Auden

C. Emily Dickinson

D. Edgar Allen Poe



40. Morrie’s wife, Charlotte, attended which college?

A. Clemson

B. Harvard

C. MIT

D. Princeton

41. What did Morrie finally make Mitch do?

A. Cry

B. Find a loving wife

C. Contact his brother

D. Promise to take care of Charlotte

Directions: Match each word to the best choice. Write the letter of your choice in the space next tothe word. Not all of the choices will be used.

42. _A__ Peter

43. _G__ Piano

44. _B__Aphorism

45. _F__Simile

46. _I__Mitch

47. _C__ALS

A. A man suffering from Pancreatic cancer.

B. A short statement of a generally

accepted truth

C. A crippling disease that Morrie is

diagnosed with

D. Giving human qualities to non-human

objects

E. The instrument that Morrie used to play

F. Using the words “like” or “as” to make a

comparison between two objects

G. The instrument that Mitch played as a

boy

H. A disease that causes blindness

I. One of Morrie’s past students



Directions: Determine whether the statement is true or false. Write a “T” in the blank next to the

statement if it is true and an “F” if it is false.

48. _F__ Morrie resents Mitch for what he has done.

49. _F__ Mitch does not want to contact his brother.

50. _F__ Mitch only brings Morrie food when he visits because he feels sorry for him.

51. _T__ Morrie agrees to do the interview after questioning the interviewer

52. _T__Mitch realizes that his job as a sports reporter was not in accordance with what Morrie

taught him in college.

53. _F__ Charlotte does not like Mitch visiting her husband.

54. _T__ Mitch didn’t feel sympathetic towards Morrie

Directions: Read the question carefully and write the best answer.

55. What are Morrie’s views on emotions and money?

Emotions are needed more than money and material things.

56. How does Morrie show the effects of ALS to Mitch?

He shows Mitch how high he can count while breathing out. It’s not a very high number.

57. How does Morrie feel about dying?

He has accepted it and wants to go peacefully.



58. How does Mitch feel about his brother?

He feels guilty because he believes he was the one that was supposed to get sick. He wants to

contact him badly, but his brother does not want to talk to Mitch.

59. List three things that you learned from reading this book.

(opinionated)

Directions: Read the prompts carefully and coose to respond to one in an essay format. Be sure to

answer the prompt fully. Circle the prompt that you choose.

60. Have you ever had a special teacher or coach that you will never forget? Compare and contrast

your teacher or coach with Morrie.

Mitch asks Morrie what his perfect day would be. What would your perfect day be like? What

would you do? Is your perfect day similar to Morrie’s?

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