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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 place was it safe for the color to have appeared on the guardian?

2. What was the one thing that Genaro did just for Carlos?

3. How did Carlos look different?

4. What was bothering Carlos in the car?

5. What did don Juan do at the time of his son's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the confusion regarding allies and the smoke?

5. Why, according to don Juan, can a blind man not truly laugh?

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

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

8. What was the difference that appeared when don Juan and Carlos were talking about knowledge?

9. What is extremely impolite among the Yaquis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

If this work was taken as a factual account of Carlos' experiences, attempt to rationalize the many ethereal things that occurred in this novel that were NOT under the influence of the psilocybin smoke. Is it possible to do so? Explain your justification.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the word "sorcerer". What kinds of images does this word conjure? Would a "conjurer" be a better term for a man of knowledge? If so, explain why, if not suggest another term and a rationale behind it.

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