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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. How long does Yogananda spend in America?

2. What does Yogananda consider Burbank to be?

3. Where does Mukunda take a short trip?

4. In what city does Yukteswar die?

5. What kind of animal does Mukunda save in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

2. How is Satish's life transformed in Chapter 22?

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

4. Describe the school Yogananda opens.

5. What does Mukunda's new name Yogananda mean?

6. Who is Tagore?

7. Describe Yogananda's speech in Boston in Chapter 35.

8. What is the benefit of Kriya Yoga?

9. Describe Yogananda's return to India,

10. How does Mukenda help his sister Nalini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the first part of the 20th century? How does Yogananda express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the book's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Yogananda talks about things that are specific to Indian culture such as the caste system and sanskrit. Choose one of these cultural references and discuss its relevance to Indian culture in terms of the following.

1) History

2) Identity

3) Spirituality

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