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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. La Gorda steps outside of the cave to show Carlos her luminosity and does a _______ demonstration.
(a) Seeing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Calling.
(d) Flying.

2. La Gorda's history included having to beg for food using a ______ so that people would feel bad for her.
(a) Wheelchair.
(b) Crutch.
(c) Cane.
(d) Baby.

3. Soledad was instructed by Don Juan to give Carlos a message, should he prevail, telling him that he was now _______.
(a) The Nagual.
(b) The leader.
(c) The tonal.
(d) The mescalito.

4. Don Juan suggested to Carlos that if he wanted to pay him back he could make a donation to the "spirit of _______".
(a) The allies.
(b) The desert.
(c) Man.
(d) The land.

5. In La Gorda's case, ______ women emptied her and the hole in her stomach used to be like a cavern.
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Using her _______, La Gorda climbs atop Carlos so that they appear to be one tall creature in order to escape the allies.

2. After the disguise has been dropped, it is revealed that the child is a bundle of ______.

3. According to the book, when La Gorda was finally able to escape from the man who was beating her she was ________.

4. The nagual uses _______ to cure or kill the laundry woman because he sees death approaching. This allows her to learn more than the other apprentices.

5. When ______ arrives at the house, she first appears to be in her fifties to Carlos, and she can barely walk.

Short Essay Questions

1. It is said that women warriors have a best direction, and what happens when Dona Soledad is in the right direction?

2. What does Carlos do when Lidia mentions Carlos stealing Dona Soledad's soul?

3. Where do men and women store their memories, according to the observations of Carlos?

4. What happened when La Gorda got pregnant when she was younger and having a troubled life?

5. What is the whirlwind an omen for when it comes for Dona Soledad, according to her teachings?

6. What are the strict orders that La Gorda is under in relation to the location of the Sorcerers when she is helping Carlos?

7. What is important about the goodbye gesture that La Gorda makes to her house and to the valley?

8. What does La Gorda need to get from Carlos in order to reclaim her edge from Pablito?

9. What is the problem with Carlos being 'empty' according to Dona Soledad in her lessons with him?

10. What allies does Carlos see when La Gorda shows him her light?

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