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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. The poor have __________ and need to be treated as equals, according to Mother Teresa when she speaks of this in her book.

2. When a person _________, he/she cannot give and the more one haves, the more he/she is able to share.

3. 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.

4. The poor need to feel _______ for their dignity, according to Mother Teresa in her teachings in this book.

5. Mother Teresa thinks that people should ________ themselves not for pleasure but only to keep themselves healthy.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the sources of the quotes that have been attributed to Mother Teresa in this book?

5. What does the Hindu family with eight children do when they have not eaten in days, according to the book?

6. What does the Hindu man say when he is asked what a Christian is, according to the text in the book?

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

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

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

10. What do the poor want, according to the observances of Mother Teresa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is said that Teresa has two calls in her life to do the things she ends up doing.

Part 1: Do you believe that there is such a thing as a calling in one's life?

Part 2: How do you think you might react if you were called to do something?

Part 3: Do you feel that you were called to do something in your life? How did you know?

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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