Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In what city is Anne waiting to board a plane?

2. Anne is the child of ______________.

3. What illness does Anne's neighbor, Rick, have?

4. What happens to Anne's newly purchased used car?

5. What does Anne do with the dimes given to her periodically by an elderly woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Anne part of another little miracle?

2. What is Anne's plan of forgiveness when she realizes that she is one of those Christians who does not forgive?

3. How might the example of Anne's stalled car be considered a traveling mercy?

4. What is the symbolism Anne speaks of when she talks about "pieces of Pammy"?

5. What does Anne consider to be the first miracle she witnesses?

6. What is Anne's religious experience as a child?

7. Describe Anne's life at 28.

8. What is Anne's philosophy about bad things happening?

9. What role does alcohol play in Anne's home life?

10. Anne's friend, Pammy, learns that she can adopt a baby at the same time that she learns she is dying from cancer. How does Pammy think about her new daughter during this time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alcohol seems to be a prevalent part of Anne's fractured home life. What impact does the permissive environment have on Anne? How would her life had been different if her family hadn't been deteriorating at the same time when Anne is of the age of substance experimentation? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What is a schmendrick? Why is Anne afraid of becoming one? Has she ever come close to being a schmendrick? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is Anne's position on abortion? After Anne has an abortion, she hemorrhages in her room and feels the presence of Jesus. How does this affect her decision not to abort when she becomes pregnant a second time?

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