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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 did don Genaro jump?

2. How did Carlos look different?

3. What, in Spanish, is an appellation of respect?

4. What was the first thing Carlos saw on the mat?

5. What did don Juan do at the time of his son's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about don Juan's explanation had made Carlos feel uncomfortable?

2. Why did the guardian stop Carlos?

3. What does don Juan say about Carlos' progress?

4. Why did don Genaro repeat the sitting on his head feat so frequently?

5. What was don Juan's explanation for the lights behind them?

6. What is extremely impolite among the Yaquis?

7. Why did Carlos leave his apprenticeship with don Juan?

8. What is the difference between seeing and looking?

9. What is the difference between a stranger and a practitioner?

10. What was don Juan's task as a practitioner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carlos Castaneda must come to terms with the idea of his own death, and understand that death is always beside him at the map. Discuss how a person might feel when they are ever present with the idea of their own death. Discuss how that persons outlook on the world might change and shift. What kinds of things would become less important?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of hallucinogens in aboriginal culture. How are hallucinogens viewed by our culture? How is someone viewed that can manipulate the use of a hallucinogen in aboriginal culture? How is someone viewed that can manipulate hallucinogens in our culture?

Essay Topic 3

Speculate on how Carlos' life would be if he went back to living as he used to. Is it possible for him to return to his ordinary life? Why or why not? What kinds of things might bring him back into becoming a man of knowledge? Is it possible that he would want to return to his ordinary life? Explain.

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