Morrie

What could be an appropriate theme for the book Tuesdays with Morrie?

• Coming of age

• Love and acceptance

• Glory and honnor

• Survival of the fittest

Who is the protagonist in the book?

• Morrie

• Mitch

• Connie

• Paul

Which is not an example of a conflict in the book?

• finding someone to believe in you (Mitch)

• connecting with an ill brother who doesn't want to be found

• a battle with ALS

• mounting health bills for Morrie and his family

Which character is an example of a STATIC character personality?

• Morrie

• Mitch

Which religious term best describes Morrie's belief system?

• Athiest 

• Buddhist

• a Religious Mutt

• Catholic

Which one of these events would occur in the rising action portion of the story?

• Morrie dies

• Mitch reconnects with his brother

• Mitch graduates from college for the first time

• Mitch sees Morrie on TV

Which of the following is not a mantra that Morrie utilized?

• Everyday I will become a little more successful

• When you're in bed, your dead

• Love each other or die

• Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live

What figurative language is in the following? "People see me as a bridge. I'm not as alive as I use to be, but I am not yet dead (Albom, 32-33)."

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Morrie is dying of what disease?

• Cancer

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• Amoebic dysentery

• Spinal meningitis

When Mitch first sees Morrie after sixteen years, he

• Runs to hug him

• Pretends he dropped his keys

• Waves

• Drives around the block