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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. Don Juan decides that Castaneda has a knack for ________________ and that is what he will be taught when they meet.

2. Don Juan tells Castaneda that one has to live like a ___________ in order to set traps.

3. Don Juan tells Castaneda that if they had kept more of the animals, the shrubs and the other animals would have united to __________.

4. What has Don Juan built around himself in an effort to prevent others from knowing what he is or what he does?

5. How many animals do Don Juan and Castaneda catch by the end of the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the funny bird that Don Juan wants Castaneda to remember from his youth?

2. What does Don Juan point out about the water rats they observe the entire morning?

3. What does Don Juan's intimidating glance cause Castaneda to do before he approaches him again?

4. What does Don Juan instruct Castaneda to do when they are hiking and Castaneda just wants to rest?

5. Why is Carlos Castaneda seeking the lessons of Don Juan in this book?

6. What is Castaneda's mistake in not becoming an artist as he wanted to be, according to Don Juan?

7. Why does Castaneda think Don Juan is crazy, like his friend seems to believe?

8. What is Don Juan's response to Castaneda's attempts to try to fill in a genealogy chart for Don Juan?

9. Don Juan shares something about the crow cawing, something that surprised it about its cawing - what surprised him?

10. What is Don Juan's explanation for the look he gave Castaneda when he first met him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The disappearing car is certainly something that takes Castaneda by surprise and it seems to signal a new chapter in his growth.

Part 1: Why do you think the car's disappearance is important to Castaneda's learning?

Part 2: Do you think the car really disappeared? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think the lesson of the disappearing car might have been?

Essay Topic 2

Between Don Juan and Castaneda is a trust that seems to allow their work to be successful, even when it doesn't appear to do anything.

Part 1: Why do you think Castaneda trusts Don Juan during these lessons?

Part 2: What might happen if Castaneda didn't trust Don Juan or vice versa?

Part 3: Why is trust so important to have between these two men as they work together?

Essay Topic 3

The different images of Don Juan confuse the men who see him shift from one image to the next as the men relate their stories to each other.

Part 1: What do you think the significance is of each of the costumes that Don Juan seems to wear?

Part 2: Why do you think the image was different for each man?

Part 3: Why do you think Castaneda is convinced that his view was the right one?

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