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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 does Mukunda take a short trip?

2. Who does Yogananda think Jesus and John the Baptist really are?

3. About whom does Yogananda want to write a biography?

4. What did Babaji say when a man threatens to jump off a cliff?

5. Who feeds Ananadaoyi Ma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bala not eat food?

2. What lesson does Yogananda learn in Chapter 26?

3. Who is Trailanga?

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

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

6. Describe the school Yogananda opens.

7. Who is Tagore?

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

9. How does Mukunda pass his exams in Chapter 23?

10. What is Yogananda's opinion of Gandhi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound affect on Mukunda's beliefs and how did they change him? What does Mukunda still have to learn by the end of the book?

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

Examine music and spirituality. How is music intertwined with spirituality? In what way could Mukunda use music to attract the masses to religion? Is Indian music is more intertwined with spirituality than Western music?

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