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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. Where is Mahasaya's school for boys?

2. What does Mukunda want to see with Jitendra?

3. What feeling does Mukunda experience for his master?

4. Where does Mukunda take a trip at 12-years-old?

5. Who does Yuketeswar say is simple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does Mukunda come to in Chapter 13?

2. In what way is Mukunda's character changing in Chapter 11?

3. Describe Mukunda's visit to Banaras.

4. What does Mukunda question about the Perfume Saint?

5. How does Mukunda cope with his mother's death?

6. How does Mukunda react to having to leave his home?

7. How does Mukunda's uncle react to Mukunda's request to borrow his servant?

8. What are Mukunda's thoughts on Adam and Eve as outlined in Chapter 16?

9. What does Mukunda experience when Yukteswar strikes him on the chest in Chapter 14?

10. How does Mukunda pass his final exams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Yogananda talks about things that are specific to Indian culture such as the caste system and sanskrit. Choose one of these cultural references and discuss its relevance to Indian culture in terms of the following.

1) History

2) Identity

3) Spirituality

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