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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. How old was the boy who decided that he wanted to give his portion of sugar to Mother Teresa?

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

3. Mother Teresa believes that __________ do not pray enough and if they did, they would be better at their jobs.

4. What was Mother Teresa's first name before she converted to being a nun in her order?

5. Mother Teresa knew that a block away from the nice school she once worked at, there were children who were living in __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mother Teresa believe the end result of doing God's work for his glory will be?

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

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

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

9. What does Mother Teresa see as the difference in the way that Europe sees its poor versus how India sees its poor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mother Teresa was a woman who was focused on helping others and little else.

Part 1: Why do you think Teresa was only inspired to help others in her life?

Part 2: What might happen if a person is not taking care of themselves as well during their life?

Part 3: How do you think your life would change if you were only focused on helping others?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Teresa says that if the sisters are able to maintain their faith, then they do not have anything to fear.

Part 1: Do you think that this is a reasonable idea for Teresa to have?

Part 2: How might faith keep someone safe? Can it?

Part 3: What other ideas might Teresa and her sisters might try in order to stay safe?

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