"Tuesdays with Morrie" Study Guide

What did Mitch give to Morrie before he graduated from Brandeis?

• A gift certificate

• A briefcase

• A cowboy hat

Morrie shows Mitch a little thing called “the lung test”. What is the purpose of the“lung test”?

• It determines how loud a person can yell.

• This test shows the lung capacity that someone has left. For Morrie, it signifies that his lungs are getting weaker.

• It shows how well you can whistle.

Focusing on wealth, possessions, and physical comforts rather than spiritual or emotional well-being

• compassion

• ambition

• materialistic

Why did Mitch leave Morrie waiting on his very first visit to his house?

• Mitch left Morrie waiting because he was finishing up some work, and he didn’t want to end the phone call.

• Mitch left Morrie waiting because his plane was late coming into the airport.

• Mitch left Morrie waiting because he got lost on the way to the house.

The quality of being open to emotional or physical harm.

• compassion

• vulnerability

• deferment

What is the significance of Morrie's aphorism, 'Love each other or perish'?

• It emphasizes the importance of community and relationships in life.

• It suggests that love is a weakness that should be avoided.

• It means that one should focus solely on personal achievements.

diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body

• biopsy

• deferment

• atrophied

How does Morrie feel about self-pity?

• He says that it is a sign of weakness.

• He encourages Mitch to feel pitiful from time to time. He says it is an important component in the grieving process.

• He says that he feels self-pity often, but that it is important to detach from the emotion and let it go, after you have experienced it fully.

Important or well-known.

• prominent

• materialistic

• biopsy

saying or believing one thing but acting in a way that contradicts it—especially when someone claims to value love, kindness, or family, but instead pursues money, status, or power.

• hypocritical

• materialistic

• prominent