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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. A _______ can do much good and Mother Teresa thinks it is sad that this is often more difficult at home than it is out in the world.

2. Orchestrating __________ is not something Mother Teresa was ever interested in doing within her convent of sisters.

3. God does ___________ sin, though a person should always try to not sin again, according to Mother Teresa.

4. Mother Teresa feels that those who believe in God will be guaranteed the ability to do __________ things than he did.

5. What does Mother Teresa not care much for, as it is stated at the start of this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What should happen if someone in the world every feels alone and abandoned, according to the book?

2. Who does Mother Teresa name as some of the world's brothers and sisters, people who deserve respect?

3. What does Mother Teresa says drives people into addictions, according to the book?

4. What did the people in the senior's home in England want besides to be treated well by the staff?

5. What does Mother Teresa believe to be true about the idea of war and the killing of others?

6. What does Mother Teresa believe should happen when someone has success in their lives?

7. What is so important about the Eucharist and about God's word, according to Mother Teresa?

8. What did Mother Teresa do with the money that she received from the Nobel Peace Prize?

9. What does Mother Teresa see herself as carrying with her as a result of her work with the poor?

10. What does Mother Teresa want humanity to decide to do for the rest of the world,according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Teresa talks about how even the poorest families she knows still give their rice to others who seem to be in more dire circumstances.

Part 1: What do you think motivates people to help others?

Part 2: Why do you think a poor family would give all that they have to someone else?

Part 3: Do you think that you would be able to give away your last pieces of food, even if you were starving?

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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