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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. How long does Dr. Roy have to live?

2. What do each of the three stories that Yukeswar tells have?

3. In what city does Mukunda go to university?

4. Who initiated Mukunda's parents into Yoga?

5. Where does Mukunda take a trip at 12-years-old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antanta challenge Mukunda to do in this chapter?

2. What telephatic message does Mukunda receive from Yukeswar in Chapter 19?

3. What is bi-location?

4. Describe the three stories Yukteswar tells in Chapter 11

5. How does Mukunda's father respond to his disappearance?

6. What is Bhaduri's gift?

7. How does Mukunda react to having to leave his home?

8. How does Mukunda pass his Sankrit class?

9. Describe Mukunda's early life.

10. Describe Mukunda's visit to Banaras.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Yogananda show the positive changes in his character as he grew up and learned more about his religion? Is this a natural growth or solely a benefit of his religion?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Mukunda so obsessed with the Himalayas? In what way has Mukunda's obsession with the Himalayas affected his judgment?

Essay Topic 3

Yogananda talks about things that are specific to Indian culture such as the caste system and sanskrit. Choose one of these cultural references and discuss its relevance to Indian culture in terms of the following.

1) History

2) Identity

3) Spirituality

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