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