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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. What does Lawrence do instead during those times?

2. What does the person who needs help desire?

3. For whom does Lawrence advise the recipient to live?

4. How does Lawrence end this letter?

5. What do times of fasting or abstinence cause a man to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lawrence tell this man?

2. How does Lawrence begin his first letter?

3. How does Lawrence seek God in all he does?

4. What does Lawrence tell the recipient of Letter 9?

5. How does Lawrence see God? How does he see himself, compared to God?

6. What last advice does Lawrence give the man?

7. How does Lawrence learn God's plan for him?

8. How does Letter 2 open?

9. How is Lawrence's Christian path different from many spiritual advisers' descriptions?

10. When should a man commune with God? Why might he believe this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lawrence moves to a monastery after his conversion.

Part 1) When does his conversion take place? Why does it take place? How does it permanently affect him?

Part 2) Why does he decide to move to a monastery? How does this life suit him? Why?

Part 3) Would Brother Lawrence have been able to practice his religious exercises and beliefs outside the monastery? Why or why not?

Part 4) Is a religious institution the best place for those who want to be close to God? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Brother Lawrence was a soldier.

Part 1) In what war was he a soldier? What were his experiences as a soldier? How might his experiences compare to those of a soldier today? Why?

Part 2) Why might he have become a soldier? What does this reveal about Brother Lawrence? What does this also reveal about the time in which he lived?

Part 3) What happened to him during this war? How did this affect his decisions later in life? How might this have aided him when giving advice to others?

Essay Topic 3

One must strive for the presence of God.

Part 1) What is meant by the presence of God? Is this the same for everyone? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does one strive for the presence of God? How is this connected to one's journey to spiritual fulfillment?

Part 3) How is this theme throughout this book? Why is this so important to Lawrence? How does this theme affect Lawrence? How might it affect Beaufort and others who read Lawrence's works?

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