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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. Who have written the letters?

2. What food does the doctor have to stop eating?

3. What can Bhaduri use to create a storm?

4. What does Mukunda want from his father?

5. With what did Yukeswar's mother try to scare him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Bhaduri offer Mukunda in this chapter?

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

4. What happens when Mayasaya taps Mukunda on the chest?

5. Describe Mukunda's visit to Kashmir.

6. Describe Mukunda's visit to Banaras.

7. What is bi-location?

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

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

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

How did Mukunda's mother's death affect his decision to follow a spiritual life? How did the tragedy of his mother's death affect Mukunda in a positive way?

Essay Topic 3

The book looks at such influential people as Gandhi. Choose one of the famous people Yogananda meets and examine his/her influence on world culture.

1) What were the beliefs and what influence have they had?

2) In what way were the ideas similar to Yogananda's?

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