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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. During this encounter Carlos becomes aware that he is viewing the scene in the house from the ______.
(a) Roof.
(b) Floor.
(c) Window.
(d) Ceiling.

2. When Carlos asks how he might be able to cure Soledad of her sickness, he is told to use his _______.
(a) Hand.
(b) Double.
(c) Shadow.
(d) Mescalito.

3. Don Juan teaches the women to open up the crack between the worlds by using the magic time of ______.
(a) Menstruation.
(b) The full moon.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Sunset.

4. All of the following jumped into the abyss except ______, the last time that Carlos saw Don Juan.
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Genaro.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Eligio.

5. La Gorda tells Carlos that the purpose of the time in the canyon is to meet the _____ forces.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, Carlos told La Gorda that he was going to drive until he reached the town of _______.

2. In order to be able to heal the two women who Carlos hurt, he needed to ______ the wounds.

3. La Gorda says to Carlos that the sisters are all the same, just as all of the following are the same except ______.

4. Castaneda refers to Josefina's ability to disguise herself as being a form of ______ that she is practicing.

5. According to the book, Don Juan's children are similar in the way that he worked on their holes except _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Rosa's hand when she attempts to strike Carlos with a heavy object?

2. What happens when Carlos tries to escape Dona Soledad after learning that she is the one who is to teach him instead of Don Juan?

3. Why must La Gorda and Carlos go to a place of power when they are traveling together?

4. What happens when a woman menstruates in order to increase their power in the world?

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

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

7. Carlos is intrigued by the sisters, but also fearful of them. Which sisters has he known for years, describing them as dark and beautiful?

8. What is the tickle that Carlos feels a sign of, according to the lessons he has learned from Don Juan?

9. What happens when Carlos wakes up in the bed that the Nagual has ordered Carlos to sleep in?

10. Why does Dona Soledad become angry at Carlos, even though she says that they are the same?

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