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

2. The sisters have to _________ every single day in India or else the people will not have anything to eat.

3. Mother Teresa believes that people need to accept ________ with a smile as this is the way to do the good work.

4. ___________ is a good role model for familial obedience, according to Mother Teresa, as she says in her writings.

5. Human _________ should never seek to end another human life, according to Mother Teresa.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the woman who died alone in her apartment in New York, according to Mother Teresa?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Mother Teresa prefer to make mistakes because she is too kind, according to the book?

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 happened to the woman that the sisters and Mother Teresa picked up from the street on the way to the Home for the Dying?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sisters once prayed in order to make the rain stop in the square, praying so hard they didn't ever realize the rain had stopped.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good idea to pray for the rain to stop?

Part 2: Why do you think the sisters felt it was a good idea to pray for rain to stop?

Part 3: What things might you pray for if you knew the prayer would come true?

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

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?

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