Tuesdays with Morrie Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary
The Fourth Tuesday (80-89)
We Talk about Death
Comprehension Questions
1.
What is going on nationally at the time of Mitch's fourth Tuesday?
What is significant about these events?
2.
How is Morrie's health declining further?
3.
What does Morrie say repeatedly about death?
4.
What is Morrie's observation about how one thinks about death when
one is dying?
5.
What was Lou Gehrig's famous line from his Yankee Stadium speech?
Why is it ironic?
Vocabulary
solidarity (80):
example:
indecipherable (80):
example:
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