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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. How much money did a former missionary of charity confess was collecting in one of the charities checking accounts in the Bronx?

2. What quote from Lenin is used in the Introduction?

3. Who is the leader of MSIA?

4. What did the fifteen year old boy dying of a kidney complaint in the Home for the Dying need to save him?

5. What did Mother Teresa say to the author about her orphanage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What persuaded Mother Teresa to become a nun at 18 years old?

2. What were the results of the Christian "civilizing mission" as described in "Ubiquity," Chapter 1?

3. How does the author explain the anti-Catholic Christian Coalition's alignment with Mother Teresa?

4. What was Mother Teresa's purpose in writing to Judge Lance Ito?

5. What is the Church's attitude and policies about procreation?

6. What happened to the author as a result of the release of his documentary, Hell's Angel?

7. What was in the deputy district attorney's letter to Mother Teresa?

8. In the introduction, what does the author think happens to one's view of Mother Teresa when her life is looked at without awe or reverence?

9. Describe the vow the Missionaries of Charity take as it is quoted from Mother Teresa in "Good Works & Heroic Virtues," Chapter 3.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mother Teresa's stance on procreation. Determine whether or not the impact of her stance is diminished by her status as an elderly virgin, whether or not her solution to abortion is a solution, and whether her stance is harmful or helpful. Consider Mother Teresa's reasons to reconsider her stance, and why she did not.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the significance of the title and its applicability to the text. Explain why the title is appropriate for the book. Describe literal and ironic examples of how the title applies to Mother Teresa. Determine if the title gives expectations that are met in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Separate the severity of Mother Teresa's shortcomings from the severity of the author's bias. Use specific examples to determine if the book is based mostly in fact or bias.

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