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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brought both Carlos and don Juan back to their apprenticeships?

2. Why originally did Carlos go back to don Juan?

3. How did don Genaro jump?

4. Why was Carlos' friend lonely?

5. What surprised Carlos in regard to don Genaro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about don Juan's explanation had made Carlos feel uncomfortable?

2. What did Benigno and Lucio say in regards to don Juan?

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

4. What could the guardian do if it got angry?

5. What is extremely impolite among the Yaquis?

6. What about Castaneda's behavior did don Genaro find amusing and why?

7. How can everything in life be controlled folly?

8. What was the only important thing, according to don Juan, about Carlos' experience?

9. Why did the guardian stop Carlos?

10. What does don Juan say about Carlos' progress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why many people don't want to think about their own death. How does it make people feel? Speculate on why that is. What benefits could be gained by coming to terms with our own mortality?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Native American use of hallucinogens. Do you think it is acceptable for Native Americans to use controlled substances? Why? Compare the old European way of life and use of substances to that of the Native Americans. How are we similar? How do we differ?

Essay Topic 3

Attempt to classify the religion of a man of knowledge. How is this 'religion' more of a way of life? Explain the teachings of a man of knowledge. In what regard is a man of knowledge a pagan? How is he not a pagan? Do you think a man of knowledge could be of a religious background as well as be a man of knowledge? Explain.

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