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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. From what does Kashi die?

2. With what does Mukunda compare scientific progress?

3. To what does Mukunda compare Newton's law of motion?

4. What can Mukunda put in second place in terms of his love?

5. What does Mukunda's father want him to become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the school Yogananda opens.

2. Who is Babaji?

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

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

5. Summarize Yogananda's physic ideas in Chapter 30.

6. What is the benefit of Kriya Yoga?

7. How does Yogananda compare cinema to God's staging of life in Chapter 30?

8. What are Yogananda's ideas on reincarnation at the beginning of Chapter 35?

9. How does Yukteswar and Yogananda's relationship change in Chapter 42?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does self realization mean? Is it purely a Hindu concept? In what way has Mukunda developed through self realization? Is self realization a natural process or one that has to be learned?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the first part of the 20th century? How does Yogananda express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the book's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

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