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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. Who told Carlos how to feel at a mitote?
(a) Carlos himself.
(b) Don Juan.
(c) Don Elias.
(d) Mescalito.

2. What surprised Carlos in regard to don Genaro?
(a) He was so agile.
(b) He never missed his footing.
(c) All of these.
(d) He was nimble.

3. What disease couldn't the man cure with his herbs from the market place?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Gout.
(c) Measles.
(d) Rheumatism,

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

5. Why did the narrator lie to don Juan?
(a) He thought the man would want to talk to him if he went into detail of his interest in plants.
(b) He was a compulsive liar.
(c) He was a boastful man.
(d) None of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Carlos' view of the world not be final?

2. What was bothering Carlos in the car?

3. Why did don Elias stop talking with Carlos?

4. What color was the guardian originally?

5. How many years was don Juan away from his apprenticeship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was don Juan's task as a practitioner?

2. What does don Juan point out in regards to Carlos' view of the shoeshine boys?

3. What differences does don Juan offer between his protectors and the ones created by the Catholic faith?

4. What is the difference between the first and second time Carlos smoked?

5. How must someone approach Mescalito?

6. What is extremely impolite among the Yaquis?

7. What is the difference between a stranger and a practitioner?

8. What did the guardian look like?

9. Why does each chapter end on a dramatic note?

10. Why did the guardian stop Carlos?

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