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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 does Mukunda travel to the Himalayas?

2. What does an old friend tell Mukunda on the street?

3. What is every child born under?

4. Where does Mukunda finish his degree?

5. What is the name of Mukunda's servant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mukunda pass his final exams?

2. What telephatic message does Mukunda receive from Yukeswar in Chapter 19?

3. What discoveries does Mukunda claim Yukeswar made?

4. How does Mukunda's father respond to his disappearance?

5. How does Gopal rid Mukunda ofhis obsession for the Himalayas?

6. What does Antanta challenge Mukunda to do in this chapter?

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

8. What does Mukunda question about the Perfume Saint?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, Mukunda almost dies of cholera. How does the illness change Mukunda and in what way could it be seen as important to his spiritual growth?

Essay Topic 2

What is Kriya Yoga and how is it different from normal yoga? Why do Mukunda and his guru seem to put Kriya Yoga above other forms of Yoga?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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