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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 did Mukunda will to come to him as a child?

2. Jitendra is sad about ___________.

3. At what does Mukunda laugh too much?

4. Who is Mukunda closer to while he is at Serampore?

5. What does Mukunda forget to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mukunda's family react to his return?

2. How does Mukunda's uncle react to Mukunda's request to borrow his servant?

3. What does Mukunda experience when Yukteswar strikes him on the chest in Chapter 14?

4. What is bi-location?

5. Describe the three stories Yukteswar tells in Chapter 11

6. What realization does Mukunda come to in Chapter 13?

7. How does Mukunda cope with his mother's death?

8. What is the only way the Dr. Roy can further his life?

9. What happens at he film screening in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Eastern and Western culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) In what way has the teaching of people like Yogananda been Westernized?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the Hindu scripture to the Bible.

1) What are the similarities and differences?

2) In what way do the two texts reflect the different cultures that based their society on their teachings?

Essay Topic 3

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

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