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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 color was Carlos when he had come out of the water?

2. What promise did don Juan make to his father?

3. What idea was quite gruesome to Carlos?

4. What is Carlos' problem?

5. What is Carlos looking for with his hands?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why should Carlos be afraid of the repetition of the same thing for the rest of his life?

2. Why is the water dangerous?

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

4. What did Carlos fail to do while in the forest and hearing all the sounds around him?

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

6. What situation reminded Carlos of a fear he had once had, and what was that fear based on?

7. What fascinated Carlos Castaneda when don Juan explained sorcery?

8. Why can't Carlos attempt to "see" again?

9. What strange occurrence happened when Carlos just simply listened?

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

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

Explain the difference between a man of knowledge and a shaman. How are they similar? In what regards is a man of knowledge more than just a man who 'knows'? To what groups are shamans closely related to in a present way of life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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