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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. How many people have gathered for the celebration?

3. What does Giri Bala say she was as a child?

4. Who does Kashi have to visit in Calcutta?

5. What does Yogananda mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What has happened to Yukeswar in Chapter 42?

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

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

7. What is the benefit of Kriya Yoga?

8. How does Luther Burbank help Yogananda?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Mukunda so obsessed with the Himalayas? In what way has Mukunda's obsession with the Himalayas affected his judgment?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare Eastern and Western culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) In what way has the teaching of people like Yogananda been Westernized?

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