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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. Following Saint ___________, Mother Teresa believes that the poor are the masters of the people and that they must be treated as equals.

2. What person did Saint Francis encounter which allowed him to show that the surface of a person should not matter?

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

4. For how many days did the boy not eat sugar in order to give his portion to Mother Teresa as a gift?

5. Mother Teresa once told a person in the Chinese government that she feels __________ are children of God too.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the couple decide to give the money for their wedding to Mother Teresa instead of having a big wedding?

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

3. What was the second call that Mother Teresa received when she moved to India and was working as a nun?

4. What does Mother Teresa say should worry us at death since the idea of death should not worry us?

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

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

7. What did Mother Teresa do when she received her first call to the ministry when she was a young woman?

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

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

10. What does Mother Teresa believe a person will be judged by when they are about to go into Heaven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sisters once prayed in order to make the rain stop in the square, praying so hard they didn't ever realize the rain had stopped.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good idea to pray for the rain to stop?

Part 2: Why do you think the sisters felt it was a good idea to pray for rain to stop?

Part 3: What things might you pray for if you knew the prayer would come true?

Essay Topic 2

Teresa notes that living among the poor is the reality and it is the only way to not live superficially.

Part 1: Do you think you would be able to live with the poor?

Part 2: Why do you think living with the poor is the reality, according to Teresa?

Part 3: How do you think you might be able to live less superficially with the poor, even if you can't live with them?

Essay Topic 3

Mother Teresa does not care for money, according to her own admission.

Part 1: Why do you think Teresa feels that money is not a good thing?

Part 2: What do you think about money? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Part 3: Why do you think that money could be a good thing, if it is used wisely?

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