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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The school where Mother Teresa was working was mainly full of students who were from ___________ European backgrounds.
(a) Political.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Poor.

2. When a person _________, he/she cannot give and the more one haves, the more he/she is able to share.
(a) Hides.
(b) Believes.
(c) Doesn't understand.
(d) Saves.

3. When ________ is scarce, it can be increased by generosity and by giving, according to Mother Teresa.
(a) Faith.
(b) Necessity.
(c) Truth.
(d) Food.

4. Experiencing _______ is normal and human, but overcoming it is a heroic act, according to Mother Teresa.
(a) Honor.
(b) Pride.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Possessiveness.

5. The author points out that Mother Teresa was focused on living Christ's ________ in her daily acts, which is why she didn't write a book.
(a) Orders.
(b) Church.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Word.

6. Mother Teresa believes people will be judged on their worth based on how they treat the ________.
(a) Bible.
(b) Poor.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Children.

7. Mother Teresa believes that in New York, God would have declared himself to be ___________, according to the book.
(a) Bankrupt.
(b) Honored.
(c) Bored.
(d) Alone.

8. Give until it ________, according to the teachings of Mother Teresa, and then give some more.
(a) Doesn't matter anymore.
(b) Is gone.
(c) Heals.
(d) Hurts.

9. What was the item which was in severe shortage in Calcutta one year, causing people to ration what they had?
(a) Meat.
(b) Corn.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Wheat.

10. What is the name of the house that Mother Teresa would open later in order to help another group of people? Home for the ____________.
(a) Dying.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Blessed.
(d) Truthful.

11. In what year was Mother Teresa's second calling to be of service to God?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1946.

12. Mother Teresa's main goal in all of her work was to serve the _________, according to the book.
(a) Helpless.
(b) Poor.
(c) Whites.
(d) Unfaithful.

13. Mother Teresa wants people to give, not as an obligation, but out of __________ to help others.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Desire.
(c) Willingness.
(d) Ability.

14. Mother Teresa does not believe that you need to be ________ in order to become a saint or to do good work in the world.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Chosen.
(c) Honored.
(d) Trained.

15. What did Mother Teresa take to the woman who shared her food with others so willingly?
(a) More rice.
(b) Water.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mother Teresa when she decided to begin to become a nun after her first call?

2. Mother Teresa believes that those who say their lives are too _______ for prayer are wrong in what they are saying.

3. Material means, according to Mother Teresa, often leave a person dependent on ___________, according to the book.

4. Good works are the links which will form a chain of _______, according to the beliefs of Mother Teresa in this book.

5. For Mother Teresa, ________ is a deeper, inner peace that shows in our eyes, our faces, and our attitudes.

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