Tuesday’s with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-5

1. Where did Morrie Schwartz teach?

2. What is the name of the disease that Morrie has?

3. What is Mitch’s job?

4. Where does Mitch first see Morrie after graduating from college?

5. What was Mitch’s nickname for Morrie?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.  

1. How does Albom introduce the book? Why might Albom title Chapter 1 “The Curriculum”?

2. Why does Morrie decide to make his death the subject of study?

3. Why is Albom taken aback when he and Morrie first meet? What does this tell us about Morrie?

Paired Resource

(Tuesdays with) Morrie Schwartz: Lessons on Living, Ted Koppel Nightline Interview

• Series of segments on Morrie Schwartz from the television news program Nightline
• How does Morrie think about his death? How does he connect it to his life?

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. What, to Morrie, will always win in life?

2. What meeting schedule do Mitch and Morrie agree to?

3. When Mitch is in college he reminds Morrie of whom?

4. When does Morrie allow himself to feel self-pity?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.