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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 did Yogananda translate into English?

2. What does Yogananda mean?

3. What title do the illiterate masses bestow on Gandhi?

4. What does Yogananda want to unite?

5. How many people have gathered for the celebration?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize Yogananda's physic ideas in Chapter 30.

4. How does Mukunda pass his exams in Chapter 23?

5. What has happened to Yukeswar in Chapter 42?

6. Who is Trailanga?

7. How does Mukenda help his sister Nalini?

8. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

9. Who is Babaji?

10. What lesson does Yogananda learn in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the following statement: "Yogananda's promotion of his religion disguises the long running problems with their society that continue today." Find at least two examples in the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine Yogananda's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Yogananda's style give to the story?

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