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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. Does he suffer during this war?

2. How would he describe his life here?

3. To achieve the presence of God in sanctity, one needs what?

4. First, he works as what?

5. Does one's journey of spiritual fulfillment occur in one step?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Lawrence die?

2. When does the first conversation take place? How is Lawrence converted?

3. When was Brother Lawrence born?

4. What are some of the steps to spiritual fulfillment?

5. How does Lawrence think of God? How does he show that he feels this way about Him?

6. How does Lawrence feel he enters God's presence? What happens after he enters God's presence?

7. Where does Brother Lawrence first work?

8. What surprises Brother Lawrence about the monastery?

9. What does Beaufort remember about Lawrence?

10. What does Lawrence have to say about faith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lawrence explains God's allowance of misery.

Part 1) According to Lawrence, why does God allow misery? What does this reveal about Lawrence's opinion of himself and others?

Part 2) How does this belief affect his opinion of misery and suffering? Is suffering easier to accept? Why or why not?

Part 3) Can misery and pain be avoided or eliminated from one's life? Why or why not? Would he want to have this suffering eliminated from his own life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

One must trust in God in times of trial.

Part 1) Why is this important? Why does Lawrence remind the recipient of his letter about this?

Part 2) How can this help someone in a difficult situation? How does this play into the reason why God allows suffering, according to Lawrence?

Part 3) Is it more difficult to trust God in good times or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 3

One must spend time with God.

Part 1) Why must one spend time with God? How can one spend time with God?

Part 2) Is there a specific way one must act to be with God, according to Lawrence? Why or why not?

Part 3) When should one spend time with God, according to Lawrence? Do you agree? Why or why not? For you, when would you believe one would be closest to God? Why do you believe this?

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