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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. Who said that Christianity is a religion for slaves?
2. What is inscribed over the door of the offices of the Missionaries of Charity on Bose Road?
3. What does the author observe that the people of Calcutta do not do?
4. What was the nun's name that gave the author a guided tour of Mother Teresa's Calcutta mission?
5. Who was the volunteer in Calcutta that wrote, "but this kid is fifteen," about a boy with a simple kidney complaint in Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author state in "Good Works & Heroic Virtues," Chapter 3, that Mother Teresa's acceptance of numerous awards, and her affectations of poverty prove?
2. How can the conditions in Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying be explained?
3. What is the author's opinion of a Mother Teresa quote that appeared in Ann Lander's column?
4. What is Mother Teresa's solution for abortion, and why is it obsolete?
5. Describe Emily Lewis' eyewitness account of Mother Teresa at a function in Washington D.C.
6. Describe the vow the Missionaries of Charity take as it is quoted from Mother Teresa in "Good Works & Heroic Virtues," Chapter 3.
7. Describe the affectation, well known to missionary fund-raisers, that the author accuses Mother Teresa of using, in "Good Works & Heroic Virtues," Chapter 3.
8. What is odd about the photograph of Mother Teresa with John-Roger?
9. What is upsetting about Mother Teresa's visit with Michele Duvalier?
10. Describe the Christopher Hitchens' opinion of Calcutta.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what information can be gleaned about the author from his writings. Consider these questions:
a) What are the author's political loyalties or principles?
b) How does the author view the Catholic Church?
c) What nationality is he?
d) Why did he feel it was his duty to write this book?
e) What do the titles of his other books reveal about him?
f) Did the author reveal any of his loyalties in the book?
g) What does the specific way the book is written reveal about him?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the impact Roman Catholicism had on Mother Teresa's life. Decide how many of her qualities can be attributed to her Catholicism. Consider the following questions:
a) How much of Mother Teresa is unique?
b) How much of Mother Teresa is molded from the church?
c) Does she appear to have a sense of self?
d) If the Church were to create the perfect nun, how different would it be from Mother Teresa?
e) Did Mother Teresa's devotion to the church create or destroy her?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the author's use of irony in the book. Refer to examples of content that show the ironic meaning of section titles. Describe what affect irony has on the content and genre.
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