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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 wants people to not get discouraged by the _____________ they have during their lives.

2. Mother Teresa believes that __________ poverty is worse than all other forms of poverty in the world.

3. Mother Teresa does not believe it is her calling to judge ______ and she is not qualified to condemn anyone.

4. Those dependent on money, according to Mother Teresa, are the ones that are truly __________.

5. Mother Teresa thinks that the poor should be seen as _________, hiding in the guise of someone who is suffering and who is poor.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mother Teresa think people lack the standing to do in their lives, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

8. What irritates Mother Teresa about the people who have more money than others and have earned privilege through their work?

9. What does Jesus encourage people to resist in their lives as it's not clear why people act the way they do?

10. What are the types of poverty that Mother Teresa mentions in the beginning of this section?

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

Dying in peace with God is thought to be the greatest thing, according to Mother Teresa.

Part 1: Why would a person want to die in peace?

Part 2: How do you think people try to die in peace? How might they attempt to settle their affairs before dying?

Part 3: Do you think it's always possible to die in peace?

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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