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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. Mother Teresa feels that if people worry too much about themselves, they will not be able to worry about ___________.

2. Mother Teresa believed that countries need to be focusing on giving their people _________ more than they need to give them anything else.

3. In particular, Mother Teresa says that a person should meet those who are poor in ________ and in spirit.

4. Mother Teresa does not believe that you need to be ________ in order to become a saint or to do good work in the world.

5. To where did Mother Teresa move when she was ready to start the next phase of becoming a nun, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the couple decide to give the money for their wedding to Mother Teresa instead of having a big wedding?

2. What was the second call that Mother Teresa received when she moved to India and was working as a nun?

3. What does Mother Teresa believe the end result of doing God's work for his glory will be?

4. What does Saint Francis do as an act of unconditional love and support for the poor, according to the book?

5. What does the young boy do for Mother Teresa during the sugar shortage in Calcutta, according to the book?

6. What does Mother Teresa point out to be two qualities in the poor which are overlooked by most?

7. What is the 'sickness' that Mother Teresa believes that there is no cure for, unless another helps them?

8. What does Mother Teresa say that countries should worry more about rather than defending their borders?

9. What does Thomas Aquinas have to say about the idea of holiness, according to Mother Teresa?

10. Why did Mother Teresa moved to India after her time in Ireland, according to the introduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Teresa talks about how even the poorest families she knows still give their rice to others who seem to be in more dire circumstances.

Part 1: What do you think motivates people to help others?

Part 2: Why do you think a poor family would give all that they have to someone else?

Part 3: Do you think that you would be able to give away your last pieces of food, even if you were starving?

Essay Topic 2

It is said that Teresa has two calls in her life to do the things she ends up doing.

Part 1: Do you believe that there is such a thing as a calling in one's life?

Part 2: How do you think you might react if you were called to do something?

Part 3: Do you feel that you were called to do something in your life? How did you know?

Essay Topic 3

Suffering gives us a chance to show others love and compassion, according to Mother Teresa.

Part 1: Do you agree with Mother Teresa that suffering has much to teach us?

Part 2: How do you think the world might change if there was no suffering?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to have a world without suffering?

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