Tuesdays+with+Morrie

=**//Tuesdays with Morrie// by Mitch Albom**= (Gabrielle Marciano Oct. 8th, 2012) **Setting:** Early 2000's with breif but meaningful flashbacks to the '80 where Mitch was in Morries classes.

Morrie- Was a college professor for years until he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, or MS. He was very close with a former student of his, Mitch Albom. Morrie is a glass half full kind of guy. Although he is dying he still seems to find joy in life everyday. (Gabby M.) 1.QUESTION: What disease is Morrie diagnosed with?
 * Major Characters w/ brief descriptions: ** Mitch Albom- Is a former student of Morries. He is living a very fast paced life with a wife and a job. He is highly inteligent but extreemly consumed wuth work and dosnt talk time to really enojoy his life. (Gabby M.)
 * Minor Characters: **
 * Conflict: ** Morrie is dying of Multiple Sclerosis. (Gabby M.)
 * Resolution (ending): **
 * QUESTIONS/ANSWERS **

1.ANSWER: ALS (Gabby M.)

2.QUESTION: Where is Mitch Abroms from?

2.ANSWER: Philadelphia (Gabby M.)

3.QUESTION: Before working in jurnalism, what was Mitch Abroms dream occupation?

3.ANSWER: To be in a band (Gabby M.)

4.QUESTION: What school did Morrie teach at. (This is the same school Mitch Abroms attended.)

4.ANSWER: Brandeis University (Gabby M.)

5.QUESTION: What is the significance of the pink hibiscus plant Morrie keeps?

5.ANSWER: As the plant withers away so does Morrie (Gabby M.)

6.QUESTION: Apon graduating high school, Mitches brother, Peter moves to spain. He has pancracic cancer. Why will he not accept any help from his family? Why does he almost never speak to them?

6.ANSWER: Growing up, Peter was the bad boy of the family. Estranging himself from his family was his way of becoming independent.

What was the one thing Morrie feared the most about ALS? A – Someone wiping his butt

Q- What was Morrie’s favorite hobby? A- Dancing Q - What does Mitch bring Morrie each week as a gift? A-Food

Q- What was Mitch’s nickname for Morrie A- Coach 7.QUESTION: What had Morrie so passionate that it brought him to tears?

7.ANSWER: Music (Mike Marciano)

8.QUESTION: How does Morrie keep from envying Mitch's younger age?

8.ANSWER: Morrie explains that he has already experienced being every age that Mitch will be, and he is content. (Mike Marciano)