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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 is the name of the temple Mukunda visits?

2. Yukteswar ask Mukunda to keep the cauliflowers for _____________.

3. Who does Yuketeswar say is simple?

4. What does Mukunda think will save him from failing his exams?

5. What chore does Mukunda's master give him before their walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Mukunda compare his master to a human radio in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

6. What is Bhaduri's gift?

7. What is bi-location?

8. How does Mukunda pass his Sankrit class?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine music and spirituality. How is music intertwined with spirituality? In what way could Mukunda use music to attract the masses to religion? Is Indian music is more intertwined with spirituality than Western music?

Essay Topic 3

What events in Mukunda's early life influenced his decision to lead a spiritual life?How different do the students think Mukunda's life would have been if he were from a poor family?

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