Tuesdays With Morrie
What was Morrie's condition called?
ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease
Who is the peacemaker in the story?
Benvolio
Samneric
Correct the sentence: The big brown house is on the corner.
The big, brown house is on the corner.
Describe an aside
Characters are on stage and one speaks directly to the audience or another character privately (side conversation)
How did Morrie's relationship with Mitch begin?
Morrie was Mitch's college professor.
Who gave the monologue about Queen Mab?
Mercutio
What does the pig head (LOTF) symbolize?
Savagery and evil
Correct the sentence: The dog excited to go outside wagged its tail.
The dog, excited to go outside, wagged its tail.
Describe a couplet
A character speaks two lines that rhyme
What was Mitch's job to help pay for Morrie's medical bills?
He was an author and a sports journalist.
What happened to the letter that Friar John was supposed to deliver? Why did it happen?
He couldn’t deliver the news to Romeo that Juliet was not dead because there was a disease outbreak in his village and he was in quarantine.
What do the flies swarming around the pig head symbolize?
The boys falling into savagery.
Correct the sentence: The cat likes to sleep eat and play
The cat likes to sleep, eat, and play.
Describe an oxymoron and give an example
Two consecutive contradictory terms
Ex: Jumbo Shrimp, deafening silence, etc.
Morrie says that when you learn to ____, you learn to live.
Die
Why does Capulet move Juliet's wedding sooner?
To help her mourn the loss of her cousin, Tybalt, and to make her happier.
What is the meaning behind what the Pig head says to Simon?
The pig head tells Simon that he is part of the beast, and that they can’t escape the savagery inside of them. The pig head indicates that everyone has savagery inside them.
Correct the sentence: During the summer people like to go outside but they don’t like to do their summer reading.
During the summer, people like to go outside, but they don’t like to do their summer reading.
Explain an eye rhyme and give an example.
Word that look the same, but don't actually rhyme. EX: dough and rough
What phrase did Morrie want on his tombstone?
"A teacher to the last"
Who said this? - “O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, Open the tomb; lay me with Juliet”
Paris
Why does Ralph cry at the end of the story?
The sudden arrival of the naval officer causes all of his trauma to catch up to him, and he mourns the loss of Piggy, the loss of innocence, and the darkness in everyone’s heart.
Correct the sentence: When I went to the store I got fruit first but not bananas.
Correct the sentence: When I went to the store, I got fruit first but not bananas.
The continuation of a thought onto a new line without a pause or end punctuation.