Tuesdays with Morrie Chapter Questions

Which of the following is something that Morrie used to consider a favorite hobby?

• Running

• Teaching

• Dancing

• Singing

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Mitch attended which of the following Universities of higher education?

• Brandeis

• Boston College

• Mercyhurst University

• Yale University

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What nickname did Mitch give Morrie?

• Teach

• Pal

• Coach

• Buddy

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How is Mitch able to get the time off to go and see Morrie on Tuesdays?

• He tells his boss that he has something important to do, so he has to leave.

• He explains that he has a family emergency that requires his attention.

• There is a strike and with the paper shut down, Mitch doesn’t have as many obligations.

• He just ditches work.

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In one of Mitch’s flashbacks, he tells the audience that in college he felt like_____________.

• He was invincible.

• He was an outcast because he was younger than others who were in the same year.

• He was smarter than others in his classes. He just knew more than they did, even when he didn’t do his homework.

• He was lame because he couldn't get a girlfriend.

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

• A gift certificate

• A briefcase

• A really nice planner

• A cowboy hat

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What does Morrie call Ted Koppel the first time they meet?

• Narcissistic

• A Chauvinist

• An amateur

• Ugly

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Why did Mitch start bringing a tape recorder to his weekly meetings with Morrie?

• He wanted to play Morrie’s advice for his friends at work.

• He wanted to be able to hear Morrie and his advice, even when they weren't together

• He wanted to start writing a book and he needed source material.

• He wanted to get all of Morrie's secrets on tape.

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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.

• Mitch left Morrie waiting because he's a jerk.

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How did Morrie keep his students, at one time, from being forced to go to war?

• He wrote a letter to Congress about the situation.

• He aided the students in a protest against the draft.

• He gave all of his students “A”s so they could stay in school, instead of being drafted.

• He hid all his students in his bomb shelter.

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