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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 does Yogananda consider Burbank to be?

2. What should one constantly ask himself/herself?

3. With what has Nalini fallen ill?

4. Who does Kashi have to visit in Calcutta?

5. What kind of animal does Dick Wright ride in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Trailanga?

2. Who is Tagore?

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

4. Describe Yogananda's visit with Gandhi.

5. Who is Babaji?

6. How does Luther Burbank help Yogananda?

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

8. Describe the school Yogananda opens.

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

10. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What major events had a profound affect on Mukunda's beliefs and how did they change him? What does Mukunda still have to learn by the end of the book?

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