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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 Dan resolve?

2. To what do some peaceful warrior souls agree?

3. What happens when Mama Chia throws the bird in the air.

4. What does the world mirror?

5. Where has Dan been?

Short Essay Questions

1. From whom does Dan ask permission to be there and what do you think this is symbolic of?

2. How does Mama Chia say shape shifting works and explain what you think she means.

3. How does the level at which Dan is in this section manifest in sexual energy?

4. What happens with Dan and the punks and do you think it will have significance later?

5. What is foreshadowed in this section?

6. Explain Mama Chia's thoughts about who she, Dan and Socrates are.

7. How does Mama Chia answer Dan's question about having money and supporting his family?

8. What does the third level concern?

9. What do you think Mama Chia means when she says one must clean the lower floors before ascending to higher floors?

10. Explain the incident with the starfish and the possible meaning of it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dan Millman decides to go to India in search of some sort of spiritual enlightenment. Discuss the following:

Why does Millman think he needs to go to India?

Why do you think many Westerners go to places such as India and Tibet in search of spiritual enlightenment?

Do you think Dan could have found what he needed where he lives in Ohio?

Essay Topic 2

Fear seems to be something that Dan must overcome or let go. In chapter 12, he has an experience while lying beside the grave he has dug. Discuss the following:

What are some of the fears Dan must overcome or let go of? Discuss them using examples from throughout the text.

What ways does Dan use to overcome his fears? Use specific examples.

Do you think Dan is fear free when he leaves Hawaii? Why or why not?

Could the ways Dan uses to overcome his fears work for you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Mama Chia tells about her friend, Fuji, whose love is photography, who after 30 years loses everything in a fire, but having learned to see life as beauty and harmony, gets over the loss. Discuss the following:

What losses has Dan suffered that would be difficult to let go of?

Often when there is a loss, a gain fills the void. What does Dan gain that fills any loss he suffers?

Have you had a time when you suffered what seems to be an unbearable loss and gained something precious in its place. Explain.

How have you dealt with one significant loss in your life?

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