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 like to do?

2. According to Anne's parents, only the ______________ believe.

3. Anne is the child of ______________.

4. To what does Anne compare attacking a child?

5. What is Anne's word for fraud?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anne's plan of forgiveness when she realizes that she is one of those Christians who does not forgive?

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

3. What decision-making process does Anne use when determining whether or not she should let Sam go paragliding?

4. How does Anne describe her church family?

5. Describe Anne's life at 28.

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

7. How is Anne like her activist father?

8. How might the example of Anne's stalled car be considered a traveling mercy?

9. How does Anne change her perspective about Sam's classmate's mother?

10. Why is the arrival of Pammy's daughter such a bittersweet occasion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a crone? Why does Anne embrace the crone inside herself? Is a crone a necessary being? Or does it come only to certain people? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

One day Anne punishes Sam for watching cartoons when she told him not to. Why does Anne feel so bad about the punishment? Why does she compare punishing Sam to having "bitch-slapped E.T."? Explain.

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