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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 does the doctor refuse to wear?

2. What does Yukeswar explain to Mukunda?

3. What can Bhaduri use to create a storm?

4. Where does Yukteswar live?

5. How many miles is Mahasay and Mukunda's journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Mukunda's visit to Banaras.

3. How does Mukunda pass his final exams?

4. How does Yukeswar reward Mukunda in Chapter 15?

5. How does Mukunda pass his Sankrit class?

6. How does Yukteswar react to Mukunda's return in Chapter 14?

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

8. Describe the three stories Yukteswar tells in Chapter 11

9. What does the wandering sage teach Mukunda?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Kriya Yoga and how is it different from normal yoga? Why do Mukunda and his guru seem to put Kriya Yoga above other forms of Yoga?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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