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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Work and _________ are not exclusive activities, according to Mother Teresa in the book's quotations.
(a) Honor.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Truth.
(d) Peace.

2. When asked what a Christian was, a Hindu man explained that a Christian was a person who ___________.
(a) Helps.
(b) Gives.
(c) Understands.
(d) Knows.

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

4. Mother Teresa thinks that people should ________ themselves not for pleasure but only to keep themselves healthy.
(a) Clothe.
(b) Bathe.
(c) Enjoy.
(d) Feed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mother Teresa is said to have rarely ___________, only doing so when it was completely necessary to.

2. 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.

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

4. How many children were in the Hindu family that had not eaten for days, though they still gave of themselves?

5. What is the name of the house that Mother Teresa would open later in order to help another group of people? Home for the ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mother Teresa do for the young children with whom she began to work within her new order?

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

3. What is the 'sickness' that Mother Teresa believes that there is no cure for, unless another helps them?

4. What does Mother Teresa say the purpose of feeding ourselves should be, according to her life?

5. What does Saint Francis do as an act of unconditional love and support for the poor, according to the book?

6. What does Thomas Aquinas have to say about the idea of holiness, according to Mother Teresa?

7. What does the young boy do for Mother Teresa during the sugar shortage in Calcutta, according to the book?

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

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

10. Why doesn't Mother Teresa agree that work and prayer are exclusive activities?

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