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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. To what does Mukunda compare Newton's law of motion?

2. Who does Kashi have to visit in Calcutta?

3. What does Vedas tell us?

4. What does Yogananda want to unite?

5. How many drops of castor oil is Yukteswar told to give Rama?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Yogananda's ideas on reincarnation at the beginning of Chapter 35?

2. What does Dick Wright experience while in India?

3. Why does Yogananda use Christianity to support his beliefs?

4. Who is Trailanga?

5. Describe the school Yogananda opens.

6. Summarize Yogananda's thoughts in the final chapter.

7. Describe Yogananda's visit with Gandhi.

8. How does Yogananda help Kashi when he dies?

9. How does Luther Burbank help Yogananda?

10. Who is Giri Bala?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, Mukunda almost dies of cholera. How does the illness change Mukunda and in what way could it be seen as important to his spiritual growth?

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

Examine the stories Yogananda tells through the book.

1) Are the stories more symbolic than than they are true?

2) Choose one of the stories and discuss its meaning in relation to Yogananda's teachings.

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