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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 frightens Carlos, only to cause him to chase after it once his fright disappears?

2. In the narrator's dream, he approaches a house and talks to Don Juan and _______. Later in the dream he takes a bath.

3. Don Genaro will show Carlos the _____ that unlocks everything. Don Genaro walks and the narrator follows.

4. Man has a gap in his cocoon near his ______. When the tumbler hits it repeatedly, it cracks and the man dies.

5. What does Carlos feel like after his experience with La Catalina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when La Catalina changed her form in the presence of Carlos?

2. Describe the character of Julian's wife as she is described by Don Juan.

3. When Don Juan talks about perception as alignment, what does he instruct Carlos to do?

4. Why is La Catalina attracted to Carlos, which is why they need to see each other?

5. What does Don Juan say that the mold of man actually is when speaking to Carlos?

6. What does Don Juan do when Carlos begins to take a bath in his dreaming state?

7. What happens when one shifts their assemblage point? What is the seer thus allowed as a result of this action?

8. What does normal awareness include in its two bands of emanation?

9. What are the forty-eight bands of emanations of Earth comprised of, according to Don Juan?

10. What does Don Juan say that Carlos now has to do in relation to his assemblage point and the bands of emanations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Carlos encounters a number of different lessons and observations, he can become sick after taking in the knowledge.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos becomes ill during some of his lessons?

Part 2: Do you think that all students will become ill as a result of learning some of the lessons he is learning?

Part 3: How do you think the student should react after learning new things about the world and about themselves?

Essay Topic 2

Don Juan does not want to single out the suffering of his own people since the suffering of man is constant.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to acknowledge the suffering of all men?

Part 2: Do you think it's valuable to focus on the suffering of individual groups of people?

Part 3: How do you think the understanding of suffering might help Carlos in his training with Don Juan?

Essay Topic 3

With two teachers in many of the lessons, Carlos is constantly challenged in what he knows and what he thinks.

Part 1: Do you think that having two teachers is a good idea for the training of Carlos?

Part 2: Why do you think two teachers are present for many of Carlos and the other apprentices' training?

Part 3: In what ways might having more than one teacher be problematic for teaching and learning?

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