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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. Mother Teresa believes that everyone should have less and that it should be given to _________.

2. Mother Teresa believes that if there was more love in the world, then there would be fewer ____________ too.

3. Life is God's gift, said Mother Teresa and it is present in the ____________, according to the book.

4. __________ is the net which will catch souls, according to the words of Mother Teresa.

5. __________, Mother Teresa says, is something that will begin in the home.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the world need in order to have fewer addicts to care for, according to Mother Teresa, according to the book?

3. What was the reason why the girl would not take the food that was offered to her by Mother Teresa?

4. What does Mother Teresa say is the one thing which can destroy everything, according to her ideas about life?

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

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

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

8. What does the AIDS patient identity with as a part of their life in order to deal with the pain, according to the book?

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

10. What does Mother Teresa says drives people into addictions, 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

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

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?

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