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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the holes and gaps in the sounds show Carlos?
(a) Where he should meet his ally.
(b) The location of his spirit catcher.
(c) None of these.
(d) The location of the water spirit.

2. What did Carlos see when he had opened his eyes after focusing on the sound?
(a) A hole in the ground.
(b) A hole in a rock.
(c) A hole in the hillside.
(d) A hole in a tree.

3. Where would someone find a spirit that could be an ally?
(a) In urban, highly accessible locations.
(b) In remote, inaccessible locations.
(c) In cities.
(d) In suburban locations.

4. What was always a touchy subject for Carlos?
(a) The idea that many people had a childhood worse than he.
(b) The knowledge that some children were poorly treated.
(c) The idea of a child undergoing pain.
(d) The idea of a child being beaten.

5. What did Carlos say it was impossible to do at all times?
(a) Be controlled.
(b) Be respectful.
(c) Be reverent.
(d) Get a new perspective.

6. Why does the benefactor have to stay with the apprentice when he sees the green fog?
(a) The fog is similar to a guardian.
(b) All of these.
(c) The fog can be dangerous.
(d) The fog might consume the apprentice.

7. What did don Juan say when Carlos had asked where don Genaro was?
(a) That Carlos was uncomfortable.
(b) That Carlos should give up trying to understand.
(c) That Carlos knew where he was.
(d) That Carlos indulged too much.

8. What does the smoke give the men of knowledge?
(a) Patience.
(b) Honor.
(c) Dignity.
(d) The grasping speed to heed their allies.

9. When did Carlos lose sight of don Genaro on the mountain?
(a) When he rationalized his mind out of the sight.
(b) When don Genaro disappeared.
(c) When he realized that he couldn't see a man that far away.
(d) When don Genaro tapped him on the shoulder.

10. What was the name of the sorceress that had attacked don Juan?
(a) La Caliente.
(b) La Corralina.
(c) La Catalina.
(d) La Calina.

11. What was the hardest thing for Castaneda to stop doing?
(a) Talking to himself.
(b) None of these.
(c) Listening to himself think.
(d) Thinking too much.

12. What did the second appearance of the ally mean?
(a) None of these.
(b) Reaffirmation that the ally wants him.
(c) That the ally and Carlos will get along famously.
(d) A really good sign.

13. What image did Carlos see when he had opened his eyes?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these,
(c) The scene when he had looked at the water.
(d) The same scene with the man.

14. What disturbed Carlos?
(a) None of these.
(b) The way don Juan was angry with him.
(c) How he had made a mistake.
(d) How he was being reprimanded.

15. What does a man who knows that his death is imminent have to fall back on?
(a) The power of his mind.
(b) None of these.
(c) The power of his way of life.
(d) The power of his decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Define sorcery.

2. What does don Juan believe is the thing that is holding Carlos back from 'seeing'?

3. What was the most important thing for Carlos to find?

4. Why must a warrior become amicable with his own death?

5. What sensation did Carlos have the day after he saw the man?

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