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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 kind of animal does Mukunda save in this chapter?

2. Where does Mukunda found a boys school?

3. Ananadaoyi Ma the essence of __________.

4. What does Mukunda's father want him to become?

5. How many drops of castor oil is Yukteswar told to give Rama?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mukenda help his sister Nalini?

2. What are Yogananda's feeling on God in Chapter 49?

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

4. Who is Trailanga?

5. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

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

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

8. Who is Tagore?

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

10. Why does Yogananda use other people's experiences as well as his own?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 2

What does self realization mean? Is it purely a Hindu concept? In what way has Mukunda developed through self realization? Is self realization a natural process or one that has to be learned?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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