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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 needs attention for one's whole life?

2. What does Lawrence finally decide regarding his love for God?

3. In the opening of letter two, whose ideas does Lawrence describe?

4. What does Lawrence reject of the church?

5. To whom are the contents of number 130 sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lawrence tell this man?

2. How does Lawrence handle sin? What is sin, according to Lawrence?

3. How does Lawrence learn God's plan for him?

4. How does Lawrence begin his first letter?

5. How does he use these negative feelings to help him?

6. How does Lawrence seek God in all he does?

7. What does Lawrence tell the recipient of Letter 8 about new advice?

8. How old is Lawrence at this point in the book? How old is the to whom he is writing?

9. How can someone really sense the need he or she has for God?

10. When should a man commune with God? Why might he believe this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lawrence's path to Christianity differs from many other spiritual advisers.

Part 1) What is the path described by other spiritual advisers? What is Lawrence's path?

Part 2) Why are the two paths different? Can they both be right? Why or why not? Is one better than another? Why or why not?

Part 3) What do the differences between these two paths reveal about Lawrence's relationship with God and reinforce about his religious beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Lawrence explains how one can live a life in which one needs God.

Part 1) How can one live a life in which one needs God? Why does one need God, according to Lawrence?

Part 2) How does this explanation reiterate the theme of being in the presence of God? How does it reinforce all of Lawrence's beliefs?

Part 3) How does this idea of needing God affect one's relationships with others, opinions of oneself, and daily activities?

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