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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 was in the field?

2. What does a man who knows that his death is imminent have to fall back on?

3. What disturbed Carlos?

4. What did don Juan say when Carlos had asked where don Genaro was?

5. What is Carlos chained to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the promise in Carlos' childhood preventing him from getting past the guardian?

2. What is the difference between the way regular people treat the world, and the way a warrior treats the world?

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

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

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

6. What is a negative type of spirit and what are the consequences to having one of these kinds of spirits take notice of you?

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

8. Why did Carlos drop his apprenticeship?

9. Why is the water dangerous?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you feel about men of knowledge? What kind of world is open to them? How is this a dangerous endeavor and way of life? How is this way of life a difficult path to follow? In what regards is it an almost impossible path?

Essay Topic 2

Don Juan explains that the world lacks meaning to him. What would a world be like without meaning? How do you think society would function under this kind of way of life? What kinds of social system would have to be in place if the world lacked meaning or importance? Explain.

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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