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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 did Carlos see?

2. What was the definition of stranger?

3. What color was the guardian originally?

4. What is so interesting to note about Mescalito's treatment of Carlos?

5. Why can a man not be changed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Carlos 'see' the people that were around when he had left the plants?

2. What did the guardian look like?

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

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

5. What is tricky regarding allies?

6. What is the difference between seeing and looking?

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

8. How must someone approach Mescalito?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mescalito and allies are the main spirits consistently talked about throughout the course of this novel. What is the difference between these spirits and God? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

There has been much debate on whether or not these are factual accounts, or if the entire book was a work of fiction. Explain why people might have difficulty accepting this novel as a true account. What are your personal conceptions of this novel? Is it a work of fiction, or could they be actual field notes? Explain your reasoning.

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