Morrie

Why didn’t Morrie forgive Norman?

• Charlotte didn’t want him to

• Morrie didn’t believe Norman was sorry

• Morrie was prideful

• What Norman did was unforgivable

What was Mitch’s issue with Morrie’s idea of a perfect day?

• It was more adventurous than he thought

• It was too extravagant (fancy)

• It was so simple

• A.   It was more adventurous than he thought

According to Morrie, the way to get meaning in one's life is to . . . ?

• devote yourself to loving others

• devote yourself to your community

• devote yourself to creating something w/ purpose & meaning

• devote yourself to your work

• devote yourself to the media

What "excuse" does Mitch give for why he had not been to visit his professor in 16 years?

• he had completely forgotten all about Morrie

• he was busy getting married & starting a family

• he was too wrapped up in his own life & chasing a bigger paycheck

• he was away at college getting his master's degree in journalism

Other than dying, what does Morrie say is something else to be sad about?

• living unhappily

• living without being in a relationship

• living in debt

• living without traveling the world

Finish Morrie's quote: "Our culture..."

• Does not make people feel good about themselves

• is the only things that matters

• is full of good examples

• should be out moral compass

Morrie knew that he would die from _____ as part of the ALS.

• cancer

• suffocation

• a heart attack

• falling

During Mitch's reunion with Morrie, what does Morrie try and fail to do, illustrating that his death is imminent?

• hold his breath

• play the piano

• jog around the block

• lift a small weight

According to Morrie, the _______ is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you know you should do something else. Kind of like a wrestling match.

• tension of opposites

• tug-o-war

• life battle

• conflicts of the ages

What does Morrie say always wins in the lifelong conflict he calls "the tension of opposites"?

• death

• family

• love

• peace