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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. What question are sisters from the Missionaries of Charity supposed to ask a dying individual before secretly baptizing them?

2. What was the role of Ken Macmillan on Malcolm Muggeridge's crew?

3. Who has John-Roger repeatedly claimed to have a superior "spiritual consciousness" to?

4. "Intercession the hallmark of sainthood, requires the certification of a ______."

5. What does the author believe the enormous weight of received opinion a critic of Mother Teresa has to operate against is made up of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are foreign doctors' feelings about the Home for the Dying?

2. What was surprising about what Mother Teresa used Malcolm Muggeridge's donation for?

3. What obscures the amount of money Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity possess?

4. In the Introduction, what does the author conclude the picture of Mother Teresa with Michele Duvalier announces about Mother Teresa?

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

6. 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?

7. How are Mother Teresa's patients in the Home for the Dying treated?

8. Describe the Church's policies on procreation in light of an overpopulated world.

9. What is odd about the photograph of Mother Teresa with John-Roger?

10. How was the Catholic Church in Haiti at odds with the Vatican?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mother Teresa is quoted as saying "...we cannot work for the rich; neither can we accept any money for what we do. Ours has to be a free service, and to the poor." Describe how Mother Teresa is, or is not true to her claim. Consider if Mother Teresa ever appears to be serving the rich, or soliciting money.

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

Describe what impact Mother Teresa's childhood in Albania had on the rest of her life. Did she have loyalties to Albania? Did any loyalties clash with her beliefs or life's work? How is Mother Teresa's upbringing apparent in her fully developed character? What qualities did Mother Teresa have in common with Albania's government?

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