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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 the third window show?

2. Who does Mama Chia invoke?

3. To where does Mama Chia take Dan?

4. What does Mama Chia declare about her, Dan and Socrates?

5. Who are aware at birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Mama Chia take Dan to stay for a few days and what is his initial response?

3. Who does Dan meet and what does he advice Dan to do about the bullies?

4. How does Mama Chia explain the Tower of Seven Floors?

5. What does the third level concern?

6. What is the path to the heart? Does this seem difficult?

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

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

9. Describe Dan's experience of "rebirth."

10. To whom does Mama Chia want Dan to be grateful and what does that mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mama Chia's purpose in mentoring Dan seems to be to teach him about the three selves. Discuss one of the following:

What are the three selves. Discuss fully.

Discuss the symbolic representations of the three selves both in the book and in your own experience.

Discuss whether or not you think the idea of three selves has validity as truth.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

While Millman is in India, he does many of the things Westerners seems to do when they are searching in the Near East for "enlightenment." Discuss the following:

What are some of the activities in which Dan participates in his travels in India?

Why do you think the things Dan does in India do not seem to bring him the results for which he is hoping?

Why do you think many Westerners see India/Nepal/Tibet as places where they can find a spiritual path/enlightenment?

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