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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. First, he works as what?

2. Why must one discipline one's thinking at all times?

3. Who records his own conversations?

4. What does trust in God do for the Almighty?

5. The fact becomes personal to him and he sees what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lawrence have to say about faith?

2. What surprises Brother Lawrence about the monastery?

3. What does Beaufort remember about Lawrence?

4. When does Beaufort begin visiting Lawrence? What does he think of Lawrence?

5. What does Lawrence say about misery?

6. How does Lawrence think of God? How does he show that he feels this way about Him?

7. When does Lawrence die?

8. When does the first conversation take place? How is Lawrence converted?

9. What does Brother Lawrence do after his conversion experience?

10. In what war does Brother Lawrence fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lawrence does not pray for his ill friend's healing.

Part 1) Why does he not pray for his ill friend's healing? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) For what does he pray? Why is this more important than his friend's healing?

Part 3) How does this alter your attitude about suffering and illness? Is this attitude more helpful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

God always answers.

Part 1) How is Lawrence so confident about this? How do his other beliefs support this belief?

Part 2) What is important to remember about this idea that God always answers? What is difficult about this statement?

Part 3) How does this statement encourage the recipients of Lawrence's letters, the readers of this book, and Lawrence himself?

Essay Topic 3

One must trust in God in times of trial.

Part 1) Why is this important? Why does Lawrence remind the recipient of his letter about this?

Part 2) How can this help someone in a difficult situation? How does this play into the reason why God allows suffering, according to Lawrence?

Part 3) Is it more difficult to trust God in good times or bad? Why?

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