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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. Who tells a story about Babaji's sister?

2. Who approves Mukunda's life choices in this chapter?

3. In what language is Babaji fluent?

4. With whom is Babaji in constant communion?

5. What nickname do the students give Mukunda?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Yogananda's visit with Gandhi.

2. How does Yogananda compare cinema to God's staging of life in Chapter 30?

3. What has happened to Yukeswar in Chapter 42?

4. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

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

6. How does Yogananda help Kashi when he dies?

7. What is the benefit of Kriya Yoga?

8. Who is Giri Bala?

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

10. Why does Bala not eat food?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Yogananda show the positive changes in his character as he grew up and learned more about his religion? Is this a natural growth or solely a benefit of his religion?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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