Tuesdays with Morrie Quiz #1 (through pg 59)

Where was Morrie a teacher?

• Brandeis University

• Boston College

• Harvard University

• Yale University

What is Professor Schwartz's area of expertise?

• biology

• chemistry

• mathematics

• sociology

Which of the following was Professor Schwartz's favorite hobby?

• Running

• Teaching

• Dancing

• Singing

What did Mitch Albom do for work before he starting writing books?

• acting

• professional soccer

• journalism

• medicine

How did Mitch and Morrie know each other from earlier in their lives?

• They grew up in the same neighborhood.

• Mitch had been a student of Morrie's.

• Mitch used to work for Morrie.

• They're distant relatives.

What does this passage about Morrie reveal about his personality? "He'd do the lindy to Jimi Hendrix. He twisted and twirled. He waved his arms like a conductor on amphetamines, until sweat was dripping down the middle of his back. No one there knew he was a prominent doctor of sociology... they just thought he was an old nut."

• He doesn't care what other people think about him.

• He has a PhD (also known as a doctorate degree) in sociology.

• Jimi Hendrix is his favorite opera singer.

• He likes to embarrass his other people.

"ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. Often, it begins with the legs and works its way up."

How does this simile (the comparison of ALS to a lit candle) help develop the mood of the reader?

• The simile above creates a somber mood for the reader, as they discover just how hopeless of a disease ALS is. It is all consuming, leaving the patient paralyzed.

• The simile above creates a mood of nostalgia. It leaves the reader hoping for better days from the past.

• The simile above creates a mood of excitement as the reader begins to anticipate what will happen to Morrie.

Morrie decides to have a _________________ before he dies.

• living funeral

• baby

• dance party

• giant chocolate cake

Mitch hadn't kept in touch with Professor Schwartz in the 16 years since his college graduation. Based upon what you know about Schwartz's personality, how does he greet Mitch after all that time?

• coldly

• uncaringly

• angrily

• warmly

After receiving his terminal diagnosis, Morrie asks himself this question, "Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left?" How does he answer this question.

• he'll ask for physician-assisted suicide as soon as possible

• he'll live the short remainder of his life to the fullest

• he'll stay home with his wife and live out the remainder of his life quietly, with no visitors

• he and his wife will travel the world