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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days did the boy not eat sugar in order to give his portion to Mother Teresa as a gift?

2. The school where Mother Teresa was working was mainly full of students who were from ___________ European backgrounds.

3. Give until it ________, according to the teachings of Mother Teresa, and then give some more.

4. Mother Teresa wants people to give, not as an obligation, but out of __________ to help others.

5. The problems of the _________, according to Mother Teresa, are problems of the heart as opposed to the body.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the act that Jesus provides for His followers that is noted as significant in the stories?

2. What do the poor want, according to the observances of Mother Teresa?

3. What did Mother Teresa do when she received her first call to the ministry when she was a young woman?

4. Why did Mother Teresa moved to India after her time in Ireland, according to the introduction?

5. What is the excuse that Mother Teresa doesn't think people should believe in regards to holiness?

6. What was the main goal of Mother Teresa, according to the introduction of this book?

7. What was the second call that Mother Teresa received when she moved to India and was working as a nun?

8. Who were the residents of the Home for the Dying that Mother Teresa eventually opened up as a part of her service?

9. What is necessary in the act of true love, as evidenced by the actions of Jesus when He hangs on the cross?

10. What does the book's author tell the reader is the reason why Mother Teresa never wrote her own book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War can not be just, according to Mother Teresa. No human should end the life of another human being.

Part 1: Why do you think that Mother Teresa feels no war is just?

Part 2: Do you agree that no war can ever be just?

Part 3: How do you think the world would work if the only wars fought were the just ones?

Essay Topic 2

The sisters once prayed in order to make the rain stop in the square, praying so hard they didn't ever realize the rain had stopped.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good idea to pray for the rain to stop?

Part 2: Why do you think the sisters felt it was a good idea to pray for rain to stop?

Part 3: What things might you pray for if you knew the prayer would come true?

Essay Topic 3

Dying in peace with God is thought to be the greatest thing, according to Mother Teresa.

Part 1: Why would a person want to die in peace?

Part 2: How do you think people try to die in peace? How might they attempt to settle their affairs before dying?

Part 3: Do you think it's always possible to die in peace?

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