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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 might the narrator's state of mind be described as in this part of the book, which leads Don Juan and Don Genaro to question whether he wants to be there?

2. Who is Carlos terrified of, according to the energy reading of Don Genaro when Carlos comes to his home?

3. Warriors are preparing for ______________, and not death, according to Don Juan when Carlos asks him that question.

4. Don Genaro is more of a __________ than a seer, according to Don Juan when he is talking to Carlos in his lessons.

5. According to the lesson, the shift in the assemblage point is not only ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Don Juan sent to the boss' house when he is working at a sugar mill as a young man?

2. What is the explanation for the fatigue which Carlos is feeling after his experience with Don Genaro and Don Juan?

3. What do Don Juan and Don Genaro debate when they see that Carlos seems melancholic?

4. What happens to a person if the assemblage point is not returned to its original position?

5. What does Carlos learn about the seer and the Eagle's emanations right before he falls asleep?

6. What does Don Genaro find humorous about the various side of the narrator when they are all sitting at Don Genaro's house?

7. What were the two means of transportation into the realm of inorganic life which Don Juan says the Toltecs used?

8. Why is the unknowable draining for new seers who have come to the path of being a student?

9. How might one describe the idea of the nagual's blow, according to the teachings of Don Juan in the story?

10. Why does Carlos become suspicious of Don Juan and Don Genaro as they are sitting together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of the bands of emanations is one which might be confusing for a reader to understand.

Part 1: Why do you think that the bands of emanations are necessary in life?

Part 2: Do you believe that bands of emanations actually exist in the world or on some otherworldly plane?

Part 3: How do you think the bands of emanation affect your own life?

Essay Topic 2

At many times, Don Juan and Don Genaro push Carlos to do more and to sense more than he might be ready to do.

Part 1: Why do you think the teachers feel that Carlos should be pushed more in his learning?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea for the teachers to determine whether the student is ready for the next level of intensity?

Part 3: How do you think Carlos could let his teachers know he is ready for more intense teachings?

Essay Topic 3

During much of the training, Don Juan tries to encourage Carlos to see and to seek out allies.

Part 1: Why do you think that allies are so important for a student to know?

Part 2: How do you think allies can help a student and teacher begin to understand more about the world?

Part 3: Do you think that everyone has allies upon which they can call?

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