Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Final 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 | Final 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. What does the doctor say is wrong with Sam after they test his blood?

2. Where does Anne seem to find peace during the time Sam's illness is being diagnosed?

3. Where is Anne when she finally realizes that her father is dead?

4. To whom does Anne liken God in the story about Elijah?

5. What battle does Anne fight in the essay entitled "Thirst"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne mean by the term "nonchalant sadism"?

2. How does Anne liken her situation with waiting on Sam's diagnosis to the life of Elijah?

3. Why does Anne set herself up for failure when she enters a sobriety program?

4. What fear does Anne's friend, Neshama's, granddaughter, Akela have?

5. Explain Sam's creativity.

6. Why does Anne think it is appropriate that she is in Houston with a man with whom she is having a troubled relationship?

7. How does Anne use humor to deal with her unruly hair?

8. How does Anne compare a muddy walk on the beach to a river baptism described to her by Mary, the woman who used to give her little bags of dimes?

9. How does Sam show his apology when he misbehaves on the beach on his eighth birthday?

10. What does Anne mean when she says that she doesn't want to be her "mommy's mommy"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anne does not fully acknowledge her father's death until 20 years later. Why does it take her so long to accept this loss? Is this normal in the denial phase of grief? Can anything be considered normal or abnormal while grieving? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

One day Anne punishes Sam for watching cartoons when she told him not to. Why does Anne feel so bad about the punishment? Why does she compare punishing Sam to having "bitch-slapped E.T."? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Anne reaches a point when she is drinking to realize that she should no longer drive so she gets rid of her car. Why is this flawed logic? What other options could Anne have considered that would have been fundamentally more beneficial to her life?

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