Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Anne consider it to be when the answer to #27 supports the answer to #26 when he cannot stand at the airport?

2. How does Anne describe her God during this period?

3. Anne thinks that the people in church look upon her as ___________________.

4. What is Rick's attitude about life?

5. Anne says she is not one of those Christians ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anne think she may be failing Sam?

2. How does Anne know that Sam has forgiven her for the cartoon episode of that Ash Wednesday morning?

3. Describe Anne's life at 28.

4. Anne's friend, Pammy, learns that she can adopt a baby at the same time that she learns she is dying from cancer. How does Pammy think about her new daughter during this time?

5. What is Anne's religious experience as a child?

6. When does Anne first encounter Jesus?

7. What two answering machine messages does Anne mention as being memorable to her?

8. Describe Anne's trip to the beach when she tries to get rid of a headache.

9. Why does Anne go to the home of her friend, Shelly?

10. How does an Ash Wednesday morning, which Anne means to be filled with respect, turn out completely the opposite?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anne recalls spending time with her father as he protests for or against social causes. Why does Anne spend time in controversial episodes? Is it her nature? Or does she just want to be close to her father? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

In addition to alcohol and drug abuse, Anne also has an eating disorder. Explain why Anne perpetuates self-destructive behavior. What is missing in her life that allows Anne to experiment so freely? What does Anne have too much of in your opinion?

Essay Topic 3

Anne reaches a point when she is drinking to realize that she should no longer drive so she gets rid of her car. Why is this flawed logic? What other options could Anne have considered that would have been fundamentally more beneficial to her life?

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