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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 encourages the reader to share love with others when they are ________ to the reader.

2. ___________ will never disappear from the world, according to Mother Teresa and to the information in this book.

3. God does ___________ sin, though a person should always try to not sin again, according to Mother Teresa.

4. Mother Teresa once visited a __________ in England and learned that people wanted more than just food and shelter - they wanted company.

5. Mother Teresa believes that people lack the ___________ to accuse others.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mother Teresa prefer to make mistakes because she is too kind, according to the book?

2. What is beautiful, according to Mother Teresa, in reference to being with the elderly, according to the book?

3. What does Mother Teresa says drives people into addictions, according to the book?

4. What does the AIDS patient identity with as a part of their life in order to deal with the pain, according to the book?

5. What does the world need in order to have fewer addicts to care for, according to Mother Teresa, according to the book?

6. What does Mother Teresa say is the one thing which can destroy everything, according to her ideas about life?

7. What did the people in the senior's home in England want besides to be treated well by the staff?

8. Who does Mother Teresa name as some of the world's brothers and sisters, people who deserve respect?

9. What does Mother Teresa see herself as carrying with her as a result of her work with the poor?

10. What happened to the woman who died alone in her apartment in New York, according to Mother Teresa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mother Teresa does not care for money, according to her own admission.

Part 1: Why do you think Teresa feels that money is not a good thing?

Part 2: What do you think about money? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Part 3: Why do you think that money could be a good thing, if it is used wisely?

Essay Topic 2

Teresa simply wants to give people some human dignity when they are living in miserable conditions.

Part 1: Why do you think Teresa feels dignity is so important to maintain?

Part 2: What might happen to you if you were to lose your dignity?

Part 3: How do you preserve your dignity today in this modern world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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