Morrie Content Quiz 2 (pg. 62-128)

Starting with the 3rd Tuesday, Mitch begins bringing a tape recorder to his sessions with Morrie. How does Morrie feel about being recorded?

• He feels self-conscious and asks Mitch to put it down.

• He is angry that Mitch wants to record him.

• He is disappointed in Mitch for bringing it.

• He is glad because he wants people to hear his story after he is gone.

Choose the BEST answer: Why does Mitch bring food to Morrie's house every week?

• He wants to feel like he is doing something for Morrie

• So they can eat while they talk

• In memory of their lunches together when they were at university

• Morrie asked him to bring food.

Why is the following passage an example of irony?

"Morrie was looking at life from some very different place than anyone else I knew. A healthier place. A more sensible place." (pg. 63)

• Because Mitch wants this same thing for himself.

• Because Morrie has got life figured out, but at the same moment is dying.

• Because it is an exaggeration of the truth.

• Because he is comparing life to these other things.

Mitch makes a list of topics he wants to discuss with Morrie. Which of these items is NOT on that list?

• A meaningful life

• Death

• Making money

• Fear

• Marriage

How is the Nightline crew's second visit to Morrie's home different from the first time?

• The cameramen and interviewer already know where to set up.

• They feel like family and Morrie is comfortable with them.

• They ask tougher questions about aging and death.

• It is more formal and even Morrie dresses up for the occasion.

What does Ted Koppel wonder about Morrie's relationship with his longtime friend Maurie Stein?

• What was their most memorable moment together.

• What their working relationship was like.

• How long they have been friends.

• How they will communicate with each other going forward.

Why does Morrie break into tears during their TV interview?

• He is remembering when he lost his mother as a child.

• He is grieving over the loss of his friend.

• He has angry tears over his inability to stand or walk.

• He can't stand the idea of not being able to speak anymore.

As a child, why did Morrie feel responsible when his brother David got polio?

• Because their mother was dead and David was his responsibility.

• Because they had been playing in the rain and Morrie thought that's what made him sick.

• Because his father made him feel guilty since they never talked.

• Because they shared a room and must have shared the virus.

What kind of job did Morrie's father try to get him during the Great Depression?

• As a worker in a fur factory

• Selling newspapers on the corner

• Shining people's shoes

• Doing odd jobs (sweeping, stocking shelves) at a store.

How did Morrie's childhood influence how he turned out as an adult?

• He has many close friendships since he learned to develop close relationships with his father.

• He is always worried about money since his family was poor when he was a child.

• He is super talkative because he was encouraged to tell stories as a child.

• He loves education/learning because his stepmother held him to excellence in school.