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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. Experiencing _______ is normal and human, but overcoming it is a heroic act, according to Mother Teresa.

2. Mother Teresa says that a person must not refuse the broken ________ of the poor, but embrace them.

3. Mother Teresa believes that in New York, God would have declared himself to be ___________, according to the book.

4. During what time did Mother Teresa received her next calling in order to serve others in the area?

5. Mother Teresa believes that those who say their lives are too _______ for prayer are wrong in what they are saying.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Mother Teresa agree that work and prayer are exclusive activities?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mother Teresa think would make politicians better politicians in the end, according to the book?

10. What does Mother Teresa say that countries should worry more about rather than defending their borders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Teresa only acted on a feeling that she had about the things that God wanted her to do.

Part 1: Do you believe that acting on a feeling can be a positive thing?

Part 2: Why do you think Teresa never questioned her feelings?

Part 3: How do you think Teresa's life might have turned out if she hadn't acted on her feelings?

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