Name___________________________________ English 10

Tuesdays with Morrie Unit Test

Multiple Choice: Read each question and select the best answer.
1. Who is the author of this book?
a. Morrie Schwartz
b. Mitch Albom
c. Charlotte Schwartz
d. Janine Albom
2. When did Mitch first meet Morrie?
a. When Mitch had Morrie for a teacher in high school
b. When Morrie taught Mitch in high school
c. When Morrie was interviewed on Nightline
d. When Morrie taught Mitch in college
3. Who interviewed Morrie multiple times during the book?
a. Oprah
b. Ted Koppel
c. Mitch’s wife
d. Walter Cronkite
4. Before he got sick, what did Morrie do for a living?
a. He was a high school teacher
b. He was a professional dancer
c. He was a professor of sociology
d. He was a professor of music
5. What did Mitch do for a living when he was writing the book?
a. He was a sports writer
b. He was a piano player
c. He worked for a book publishing company
d. He did not have a job
6. What was Mitch’s dream job when he was younger?
a. To work for the media
b. To become a professional dancer
c. To be a professional piano player
d. To become a teacher
7. Morrie knew that he would die of ____________as a result of his ALS.
a. A heart attack
b. Suffocation
c. Cancer
d. Starvation
8. 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.
a. Tension of opposites
b. Culture
c. Life battle
d. Conflicts of the ages
9. Before he got sick, Morrie loved to _________ more than anything else.
a. Hike
b. Sing
c. Dance
d. Write
10. Morrie’s father died. This event…..
a. Helped shape Morrie into the father he became
b. Allowed Morrie to reflect on his own life choices
c. Happened suddenly and unexpectedly
d. All of the above
11. When Mitch visits Morrie, he brings all of the following (at some point or another)
EXCEPT
a. An old college paper
b. A tape recorder
c. His wife
d. Food
12. Why is Mitch able to visit Morrie EVERY Tuesday?
a. He is independently wealthy and does not need to work
b. His newspaper went on strike
c. He quit his job
d. He is self-employed
13. What event caused Mitch to start living his life in the “fast lane”- buying things and
working all the time?
a. His brother got cancer
b. His uncle died from cancer
c. He found out Morrie was sick
d. He found out his wife had cancer
14. Eva was…
a. Morrie’s step-mother
b. Like a mother to Morrie
c. Affectionate and loving towards Morrie
d. All of the above
15. Morrie decides to make death his final project because
a. He wants to show that even though he is dying he is not useless
b. He feels guilty about all of the bad things he has done in his life
c. His wife is making him
d. He wants to make enough money to pay his medical bills
 16. What disease did Morrie’s brother contract?
a. Cancer
b. ALS
c. Polio
d. Arthritis
17. What did Mitch and Morrie call themselves?
a. Great friends
b. Teacher and student
c. Family
d. Tuesday people
18. How did Mitch find out about Morrie having ALS?
a. He saw Morrie on TV
b. Charlotte called him
c. Morrie wrote him a letter
d. He heard from another former student
19. How did Morrie feel about aging?
a. It was something to dread
b. It is something that should be embraced
c. He doesn’t like it but recognizes that it happens anyway
d. It causes him many regrets
20. What does Morrie say that he and Mitch must accept?
a. Death and taxes
b. Heartache and sorrow
c. Birth and death
d. Death and aging
True or False: Label each statement with a TRUE for true or FALSE for false.
21. Morrie has an easy time getting over his mother’s death _____

22. Morrie’s step mother Eva had a huge impact on his life _____

23. Mitch showed he cared about Morrie by bringing him books _____

24. When students were being drafted, Morrie failed them all to help them _____

25. Morrie truly believed in the aphorism: “Love each other or die.” _____

26. Mitch never reconnects with his brother. _____

27. Morrie thought that Ted Koppel was a narcissist _____

28. Janine, Mitch’s wife, sings a song to Morrie _____

29. Before Mitch visits Morrie, it had been 14 years since they spoke _____

30. Morrie wants Mitch to visit his grave on Tuesdays _____

Short Answer: Answer each question using COMPLETE sentences.

1. Describe what Mitch was like at the beginning of the book when we first met him.
Describe two specific events/examples from the book that led you to this conclusion.

2. Discuss two specific ways that Mitch changed throughout the book. Why do you think he
made these changes?

3. Describe Morrie’s childhood and childhood events that shaped who he became. You
should include at least TWO specific things.

4. Why is the last chapter titled “Graduation”?

5. What is the most important thing that you learned from this book and how can you apply
it to your life?