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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The pink hibiscus plant
B The tank of goldfish
C The orange cactus plant
D The spruce tree outside his window
Question #2
A Money is less important than liking one’s job
B Money is more important than love
C Love is less important than happiness
D Love is more important than money
Question #3
A Charles Bukowski
B W.B. Yeats
C Sharon Olds
D W.H. Auden
Question #4
A Life
B Relationships
C Culture
D Religion
Question #5
A He quit because he wanted to pursue a more meaningful vocation
B He was fired
C His column has been suspended
D His union is striking
Question #6
A Life is like a baseball game; love always wins
B The good struggle against the bad
C Love struggles against hate
D Life is like a wrestling match; love always wins
Question #7
A To spite the dean
B To prevent them from being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War
C Because he believes that letter grades bear no meaning
D To irritate the feminists
Question #9
A Poor interviewer
B Great guy
C Greedy celebrity
D Narcissist
Question #10
A Interviews Koppel
B Has his picture taken with Koppel and his crew
C Dresses nicely in a suit and tie
D Tells Koppel how honored he is to be the subject of his interview
Question #11
A Marriage
B His daughter’s birth
C His father’s death
D His uncle’s death
Question #12
A Go to graduate school
B Cry
C Work in publishing
D Call him
Question #13
A A cassette tape of his favorite songs
B A copy of his published honors thesis
C A monogrammed briefcase
D A framed picture of them together
Question #14
A Lung cancer
B ALS (also known as Lou Gherig’s disease)
C Colon cancer
D Pancreatic cancer
Question #15
A Mitch’s first child
B A zebra
C Another version of himself
D A gazelle
Question #16
A Movies
B A box of expensive chocolates
C Food
D Copies of his favorite books.
Question #17
A His brother gently broke the news to him over dinner.
B He read the telegram notice that announced she had died
C He received a letter from his aunt
D His father told him when he arrived home from school
Question #18
A Victorian-era feminism
B Morrie as his mentor
C Sports as a religion
D Medieval religious art
Question #19
A Took a part-time job
B Dated older women
C Drank alcohol
D Acted tough
Question #20
A 20/20
B Nightline
C Charlie Rose
D Dateline
Question #21
A base drum
B piano
C accordion
D violin
Question #22
A Music
B Sociology
C Writing
D Sports
Question #23
A A musician
B A journalist
C A newscaster
D A computer technician
Question #24
A Watching afternoon soap operas
B Gambling
C Playing Checkers
D Dancing
Question #25
A Psychology
B Sociology
C Comparative Literature
D Molecular Biology
