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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 vow does Brother Lawrence make?

2. Why does Lawrence begin his first letter in this way?

3. Who is the recipient trying to help?

4. For how long did Lawrence feel hindered by negative feelings?

5. How does Lawrence see God?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Lawrence at this point in the book? How old is the to whom he is writing?

2. How does Lawrence see God? How does he see himself, compared to God?

3. How does Lawrence begin his first letter?

4. How does Letter 6 begin?

5. Why does Lawrence have a sense of impending doom?

6. How does Lawrence view himself, which reflects his view that God is his judge?

7. What last advice does Lawrence give the man?

8. How does Lawrence sense God in his life?

9. How does Lawrence personify the soul?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

One should live only for God.

Part 1) Why should one live only for God? How can one live only for God?

Part 2) How are Lawrence's feelings of dependency connected to the belief that one should live only for God?

Part 3) How might this attitude affect one's life? Would your life be the same if you adopted this belief? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

God's presence is the Christian's job.

Part 1) How is this the Christian's job? Why is this the Christian's job?

Part 2) What does this say about the importance of God's presence? What does this also say about the importance of work?

Part 3) Is there a point where this job could end? Why or why not?

Part 4) Is this the only job of a Christian? Why or why not? If there are others jobs required for Christians, what might those be? What might Lawrence think about these jobs? Why?

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