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TWM Test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name two things that were expected of Mitch during his "classes" with his old professor, Morrie. | To respond to question and pose your own questions. |
| What three physical features of Morrie that Mitch describes in chapter 1? | Small man, Sparkling blue-green eyes, and big ears |
| What are some activities can Morrie not do after he is diagnosed with ALS? | Walking freely, Undress himself, He can't dance. |
| What is a "living funeral?" | A type of funeral where the person is alive and other people pay tribute to the person. |
| What was Mitch's dream job and did he succeed? | He wanted to be a musician, he played the piano. No, he did not succeed because his uncle was dying of cancer so he took care of him. |
| How did Mitch's life change after his uncle's funeral? | He went back to school and got his masters degree in journalism. He got a job writing for the Detroit Free Press. Then got married to Janine. |
| How did Morrie get the attention of a producer of the ABC show,"Nightline"? | One of his friends sent in some of his notebooks of writing and the Boston Globe report released a story on Morrie. |
| How is a television involved in Mitch's reconnecting with Morrie? | It's how he first learned that Morrie was dying. He saw the Nightline special. |
| How does Mitch feel while sitting in his car as he arrives to Morrie's house? | He feels that he should happy to see his professor but he is the opposite of happy. |
| According to Morrie, Why are so many of the people that visit him unhappy? | THe world is teaching the wrong things and the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves |
| What does Morrie mean when he says. "Create your own culture"? | Create your own life, create your own world, and be creative. |
| Explain in your own words what "the tension of opposites" is | The Back and fourth in life; the good and the evil. |
| Name three activities that are apart of Morrie's culture. | Discussion groups, walk with friends, and dancing to his music. |
| Morrie says the way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to what three things? | Loving others, devoting yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. |
| How do Mitch and Morrie differ when it comes to crying? | Mitch doesn't cry and Morrie cries all the time. |
| What does Morrie says is the most important thing in life? | To learn to how to give out love and to let it come in. |
| When does Morrie feel sorry for himself? | In the mornings. |
| After he mourns a bit, what two things does Morrie concentrate on? | All the good things in life. The people who come to see him and the stories he's going to hear. |
| What does Mitch Make a list of in this chapter? Name three things on his list? | Question topics to ask Morrie; Death, Fear, and Society |
| Why does Morrie become emotional and cry during his interview with Ted Koepell? | He starts reading a letter that mentions a death and he thinks of his mothers. |
| What happens when Morrie was eight years old? | His mother passed away |
| Why did Morrie feel responsible for David having polio? | They were playing in the rain together the night before. |
| What did Morrie promise to himself about working? | That he would never do any work that exploited someone else and would never allow himself to make money off the sweat of others. |
| Why does MItch describe Morrie as a religious mutt? | He follows many different religions and he was born into Christianity. |
| What does Morrie mean when says, "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live"? | You have to feel the pain of knowing you only have a short amount of time left to actually know what living is like. |
| Describe Morrie's Family. | His wife's name is Charlotte and his two sons are Rob and Jon. On is a Computer expert the other is a Journalist. |
| What is Morrie's theory on "Detaching from emotions"? | If you hold back on emotions you never allow yourself to go all the way through them. |
| Why hasn't Mitch spoken to his brother in a long time? | His brother got pancreatic cancer like his uncle and moved to Spain and refuses to speak to anyone from his family. |
| Mitch describes Morrie as being a peacemaker. Describe the example in the book that shows Morrie's ability to make peace. | A group of black students took over Ford Hall on the Brandeis campus. Morrie happen to be walking by. got a list of things they wanted and crawled through a window and gave the list to the university president and the problem was solve peacefully. |
| Why does Morrie embrace aging? | Aging is not just decay, you grow to die eventually. |
| What does Morrie mean when he says "I am every age"? | Because of his disease he is becoming like a young child but still thinks like an adult. |
| What are Morrie's thoughts on money? | Money is not a subsitution for tenderness. |
| What is Morrie's answer to his question, "You know what really gives you satisfaction?" | Offering others what you have to give. |
| Does Morrie worry about being forgotten after he dies? | No, because so many people have came to see him. So many know about him. |
| How does Morrie want his passing to be different from his parents? | Morrie wants his love ones around him knowing what was going to happen. |
| Who is Janine? What is her profession? How is she important? | Janine is Mitch's wife. She is a singer. She comes with Mitch on the tenth Tuesday because Morrie asks to see her. She also sings to Morrie. |
| Explain what Morrie means by "building your own subculture." | What our culture wants you to believe, DON'T BELIEVE! |
| Morrie says that the world may be a better place if we can learn WHAT LESSON? | Be compassionate and take responsibility for each other. |
| Morrie shares his latest aphorism in this chapter...What is it? | Don't let go too soon, but don't hang on too long; When it's time you let go |
| Who is Norman? What does Morrie regret involving Norman? | A friend of Morries who made him a sculpture. He never got to reconnect with after he moved away before he died of cancer. |
| Describe the things Morrie says he would do if he had one perfectly healthy day? | Have a nice breakfast, get some excerise, have friends over, then go out to dinner and go dancing. |
| Mitch says "If Morrie taught me anything at all,it's this: | There is no such thing as "too late" in life |
| On "The Sixth Tuesday," Connie, Morrie's wife is still at home from work and answers the door to greet Mitch. | FALSE |
| Morrie believes that in order to "detach," a person must let an experience penetrate one fully because that is the only way to be able to leave it. | TRUE |
| Charlotte tells Mitch that his visits give Morrie a sense of purpose | TRUE |
| Morrie is uncertain as to whether he believes in reincarnation | FALSE |
| Morrie's work at Chestnut lodge for 5 years showed him how the patients there, regardless of their wealth and their families, simply missed compassion and attention. | TRUE |
| At Brandeis, when professors learned that students who did not maintain a certain GPA couls lose deferments and be drafted, they chose not to give grades. | FALSE |
| At Brandeis, they were more concerned about "careers skills" than "personal development" | FALSE |
| Morrie is losing more and more of his independence, like being able to bathe himself and get out of a chair and finds having help with these tasks difficult to enjoy. | FALSE |
| When Mitch and Morrie are discussing age, Morrie confesses that there is nothing better than being young | FALSE |
| Morrie's favorite poet is W.H. Auden | TRUE |
| Morrie decides that "A Teacher to the Last..." | Should be on his tombstone |
| Morrie says he believes in being "fully present;" this means that | When he was with you, he was focused on you |
| What is different about the tenth Tuesday? | Mitch's wife, Janine, comes |
| What makes Morrie cry on the tenth Tuesday? | Someone sings Morrie a special song |
| Morrie says all of the are important in marriage except.. | Common interest and hobbies |
| During conversations with Mitch, Morrie only holds back once and this is when he does not want to share : | Something Charlotte might be uncomfortable about. |
| Mitch is surprised by Morrie's story of the observation in surgery because: | Morrie seems so comfortable enduring his illness |
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