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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 the guardian warn Carlos not to do?

2. What is the only thing that tempers the spirit?

3. What is wrong with Carlos, and what is the problem?

4. What does an ally look like to a crow?

5. What did Carlos think was don Juan's reason for responding in such a manner to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the guardian stop Carlos?

2. How can a person who only 'sees' never really be happy or attached to anything?

3. How must someone approach Mescalito?

4. What was don Juan's explanation for the lights behind them?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why couldn't Carlos articulate what he wanted to after his experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the Yaqui way of life to our own. In what regards do we share similarities? Differences? How does each society react with the environment? Which is more beneficial on an environmental standpoint? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the human fascination with understanding. How could it limit us in the search for universal truth? In what situations do we blindly accept what we are told? How do you think this is possible?

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