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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 does Lawrence end the letter?

2. How does this letter close?

3. To whom does Brother Lawrence address this letter?

4. According to Lawrence, "We may make a chapel out of __________."

5. How does Lawrence view himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will aid one in having a disciplined mind?

2. How does Lawrence close the letter?

3. How does Lawrence sense God in his life?

4. How does Lawrence seek God in all he does?

5. How does Lawrence begin his first letter?

6. How does Lawrence personify the soul?

7. How can someone really sense the need he or she has for God?

8. How does he use these negative feelings to help him?

9. How does Letter 6 begin?

10. When should a man commune with God? Why might he believe this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lawrence's path to Christianity differs from many other spiritual advisers.

Part 1) What is the path described by other spiritual advisers? What is Lawrence's path?

Part 2) Why are the two paths different? Can they both be right? Why or why not? Is one better than another? Why or why not?

Part 3) What do the differences between these two paths reveal about Lawrence's relationship with God and reinforce about his religious beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Lawrence does not pray for his ill friend's healing.

Part 1) Why does he not pray for his ill friend's healing? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) For what does he pray? Why is this more important than his friend's healing?

Part 3) How does this alter your attitude about suffering and illness? Is this attitude more helpful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Brother Lawrence was a soldier.

Part 1) In what war was he a soldier? What were his experiences as a soldier? How might his experiences compare to those of a soldier today? Why?

Part 2) Why might he have become a soldier? What does this reveal about Brother Lawrence? What does this also reveal about the time in which he lived?

Part 3) What happened to him during this war? How did this affect his decisions later in life? How might this have aided him when giving advice to others?

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