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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. Don Juan talks about the __________of Carlos, saying that while it was once that he was an anthropologist, now he is a sorcerer.

2. When you stalk yourself, Don Juan says, you ________ yourself into a new state of awareness.

3. What does Don Juan approach anyway, only to find the vision disappears into a mist, revealing more trickery?

4. Don Juan suggests that he and Carlos become ____________ in order to prevent the animal from guessing what they are going to do.

5. Don Juan chides them for reveling in the ____________ of moving the assemblage point when they did.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan say will happen if he and Carlos are rational about the way they approach the jaguar?

2. What is the forerunner to silent knowledge in relation to the assemblage point?

3. What is the great advantage of moving the assemblage point, according to Don Juan?

4. After studying sorcery for a while, what does Don Juan suddenly want to do one day, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

5. What does Don Juan say about the idea of impeccability, what it is and what it is not, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

6. What does a sorcerer need to do in order to abandon the mirror of self-reflection, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

7. How does Don Juan describe the sort of stalking which is necessary in order to find memories again?

8. What does Don Juan tell Carlos about the memories that he is struggling to recall?

9. What happens in the morning after Carlos spends more time in the spot where he remembered his experience in Guaymas?

10. What do men warriors find they are doing as they move closer to becoming a sorcerer, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The best way to stalk oneself is to die, according to the story.

Part 1: Why do you think death allows a person to best stalk themselves?

Part 2: Does this mean that a person can't fully stalk themselves until they're dead?

Part 3: How do you think one can die without actually losing their life?

Essay Topic 2

Just moving one's assemblage point is enough, it seems, to become a sorcerer.

Part 1: Why is it important for a sorcerer to know how to move one's assemblage point?

Part 2: What do you think an assemblage point in your current life experience?

Part 3: Do you think you have the qualities necessary to become a sorcerer?

Essay Topic 3

Stalking oneself is the first way that a person can begin to find their power and to connect to spirit.

Part 1: How do you think you might be able to stalk yourself?

Part 2: Why do you think it's necessary to stalk oneself? What does this allow a person to do?

Part 3: Do you think that you have been able to stalk yourself in your own life?

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