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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 don Juan see when he looked into Carlos?

2. What sense captured Castaneda's attention?

3. What was the purpose of the crouched position?

4. Where would someone find a spirit that could be an ally?

5. When was Carlos the closest to seeing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only way to dull the edge off of learning about one's death was?

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

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

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

5. How did Carlos feel when don Genaro and don Juan were sitting with him?

6. How must people treat the world?

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

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

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

10. Why did Carlos drop his apprenticeship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Carlos Castaneda must come to terms with the idea of his own death, and understand that death is always beside him at the map. Discuss how a person might feel when they are ever present with the idea of their own death. Discuss how that persons outlook on the world might change and shift. What kinds of things would become less important?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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