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

2. To pray to Christ is to _______ him, according to the ideas of Mother Teresa in this book.

3. What did Mother Teresa take to the woman who shared her food with others so willingly?

4. Mother Teresa points out that Jesus always ______________ before he preached to them about his Word.

5. Who asked to follow Mother Teresa when she wanted to begin her own order?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the act that Jesus provides for His followers that is noted as significant in the stories?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Teresa points out the idea that it is fashionable to talk about the poor, but not to talk to them.

Part 1: Why do you think people are afraid to talk to the poor?

Part 2: Do you think that you would be afraid to talk to the poor if you were to encounter them?

Part 3: Why are people willing to talk about the poor in today's world?

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