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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What schools does Millman attend regularly?
(a) Schools for learning about the flora and fauna of India.
(b) Schools of yoga.
(c) None.
(d) Schools about India's history and culture.

2. What is one thing the Advaita Vendanta teach?
(a) That flesh is impure.
(b) That spirit is ascendent over flesh.
(c) That flesh and spirit are not separate.
(d) That life is more important than the between life.

3. What does Millman hope to find in the few days he decides to spend in Hawaii on his way home from India?
(a) Socrates.
(b) A way to reconnect with his inner being.
(c) Some healing.
(d) Contact with the local culture.

4. What do you think is the hardest thing about leaving for Millman?
(a) Leaving his wife.
(b) Leaving his students.
(c) Leaving his daughter.
(d) Leaving his ailing father.

5. What is a fakir?
(a) A governmental authority in India.
(b) Someone who fakes magic.
(c) Someone who is a leader of his spiritual group.
(d) A person who demonstrates unusual abilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author do for a job right after graduation?

2. Why does the author do what he does on his wedding night?

3. What fades in the author's memories as he leads a "normal" life?

4. Who is Ruth Johnson?

5. What does Ruth tell Dan to do in her note?

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