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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. The less we have, the more we will ________, according to the teachings of Mother Teresa.

2. When ________ is scarce, it can be increased by generosity and by giving, according to Mother Teresa.

3. Mother Teresa encourages the reader to meet _________, those who live far away and those who live close.

4. In order to be a saint, Mother Teresa said, you need to want to be a ___________, as the book states.

5. The poor do not want condescension or ________, but only love and kindness, according to Mother Teresa.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother Teresa believe a person will be judged by when they are about to go into Heaven?

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

3. What did Mother Teresa do when she received her first call to the ministry when she was a young woman?

4. What does Mother Teresa say can increase one's faith when it seems to be diminished, according to the book?

5. What does Mother Teresa see as the difference in the way that Europe sees its poor versus how India sees its poor?

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

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

8. Why doesn't Mother Teresa agree that work and prayer are exclusive activities?

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

10. What does the Hindu family with eight children do when they have not eaten in days, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love and generosity must begin at home if we want it to continue to spread in the world, according to Teresa.

Part 1: Why do you think that goodness has to begin at home?

Part 2: How do you think a person could cultivate goodness at home?

Part 3: In what way might the world change if all people were able to have love and generosity at home?

Essay Topic 2

One might argue that the life of Mother Teresa is unreasonable and that it is not realistic for the everyday person to live.

Part 1: Do you think Teresa's life is unrealistic? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think a person could incorporate some of Teresa's ideas today, even if they didn't move to India?

Part 3: Why do you think people are afraid of the life that Teresa lived?

Essay Topic 3

Teresa points out that we have no idea what the lives of others are like, so we have no right to accuse them of anything.

Part 1: Do you agree with the argument of Mother Teresa? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think you could stop accusing others of things? Could you?

Part 3: What is the problem with assuming anything about another person? What can it cause to happen?

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