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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 feeling didn't Carlos have after being in the irrigation canal?

2. What does don Juan find extremely amusing about Carlos?

3. What did the second appearance of the ally mean?

4. What were the branches for?

5. Why does don Juan not hate anyone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is death to don Juan?

2. What did don Genaro's tap feel like to Carlos?

3. How did Carlos learn to travel with the water?

4. What happens to a man when he becomes a man of knowledge?

5. Why is there only one entrance for death in the body?

6. How must people treat the world?

7. What mistake did Carlos make when he looked at don Juan?

8. What mistake did Carlos make in his first attempt to get up? How did he finally succeed?

9. What was the only thought that brought comfort to Carlos while he was in the forest?

10. Why can't Carlos 'see' accurately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Don Juan plays many roles in this book. What kinds of roles benefit Carlos Castaneda? What roles make don Juan appear to be more friendly? Why? What is the most important role that don Juan plays?

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

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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