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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the people that Carlos had encountered when he had abandoned don Vincente's gift?
(a) Allies of a man of knowledge.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Guardians of the gift that Carlos was supposed to harness.

2. Why doesn't Carlos actually see?
(a) He only looks at the surface of things.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) He only looks at the outside layer of things.

3. What had Carlos decided to do?
(a) Argue about seeing.
(b) Smoke the mixture.
(c) None of these.
(d) Return to his apprenticeship.

4. What had Carlos obsessed about?
(a) He was not obsessed.
(b) Gaining an ally.
(c) 'Seeing'.
(d) Meeting Mescalito.

5. What are the Yoris?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The capitalists.
(c) The tourists.
(d) The Mexicans.

6. What was don Juan reputed to know about?
(a) LSA.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Peyote.
(d) All of these.

7. What can Carlos accomplish with his will that will greatly help him to overcome the guardian?
(a) He can will the guardian to disappear.
(b) He can vanquish the guardian.
(c) He can destroy the guardian.
(d) He can prevent the guardian from being able to hurt him.

8. Why does Carlos think he is better off than the shoeshine boys?
(a) Carlos feels that their entire existence is taken up in the pursuit of food.
(b) Carlos feels that he lives better.
(c) Carlos feels his world is more intellectually open to him.
(d) Carlos feels that knowledge cannot be acquired by their lifestyle.

9. What animal did don Juan compare to Lucio?
(a) An amoeba.
(b) A worm.
(c) None of these.
(d) A jellyfish.

10. At what point did don Vincente agree to help Carlos?
(a) When Carlos told him he was the apprentice to a man of knowledge.
(b) When he found out that don Juan sent him.
(c) When he learned that Carlos was ready for him.
(d) None of these.

11. What was Carlos' duty at the mitote?
(a) To induce vomiting in case of overdose.
(b) To keep the fire going.
(c) To call a doctor if something went wrong.
(d) To make sure to bring water.

12. How many years was don Juan away from his apprenticeship?
(a) Three and a half years.
(b) Six and a half years.
(c) Five and a half years.
(d) Four and a half years.

13. What does a man look like when a person can actually 'see' him?
(a) Like a bundle of swirling color.
(b) All of these.
(c) Like a fibrous egg of light.
(d) Like a ball of light.

14. What did don Juan beat Carlos to?
(a) His question regarding controlled folly.
(b) None of these.
(c) His feelings of a lack of self worth.
(d) Descriptions of the clouds.

15. What does don Juan point out to Carlos?
(a) That his world of opportunities and freedom cannot make him a man of knowledge.
(b) That his view of the boys is one sided.
(c) That his perception is out of tune.
(d) That his view of the children is shallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Carlos closest to 'seeing'?

2. What did the guardian warn Carlos not to do?

3. What surprised Carlos in regard to don Genaro?

4. What did Carlos see?

5. What was the definition of stranger?

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