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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. Mother Teresa's main goal in all of her work was to serve the _________, according to the book.

2. In particular, Mother Teresa says that a person should meet those who are poor in ________ and in spirit.

3. Mother Teresa says that _______ should not worry a person, but the lack of saintliness upon one's death bed.

4. Mother Teresa is said to have experienced a call within a __________ when she feels compelled to go help the poor in India.

5. Loving and serving the poor means giving the ________ one loves best, not just the leftovers that are available.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is necessary in the act of true love, as evidenced by the actions of Jesus when He hangs on the cross?

2. Why did Mother Teresa moved to India after her time in Ireland, according to the introduction?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the book's author tell the reader is the reason why Mother Teresa never wrote her own book?

9. What does Mother Teresa point out to be two qualities in the poor which are overlooked by most?

10. Why does Mother Teresa believe that the secret to Christianity is prayer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Other groups have arisen out of the service that Teresa and her nuns have provided.

Part 1: Do you think that one group always inspires other groups?

Part 2: Why do you think Teresa's group was so inspiring to others?

Part 3: How do you think you could change your life in order to emulate the work of Teresa?

Essay Topic 2

Teresa notes that we must be happy in the face of pain, according to one of her quotes.

Part 1: Do you agree that people need to be happy in the face of pain?

Part 2: How do you think a person can be happy in the face of pain?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important that one be happy in the face of pain?

Essay Topic 3

One might argue that the life of Mother Teresa is unreasonable and that it is not realistic for the everyday person to live.

Part 1: Do you think Teresa's life is unrealistic? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think a person could incorporate some of Teresa's ideas today, even if they didn't move to India?

Part 3: Why do you think people are afraid of the life that Teresa lived?

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