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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 animals are Don Juan and Castaneda studying in order to learn their habits?

2. Don Juan feels the difference between him and Castaneda is that Castaneda feels he is ____________.

3. Don Juan asks Castaneda to name something in his life that has _______________ all his thoughts.

4. How many months of extra research does Castaneda do in preparation for his work with Don Juan?

5. What time did the relative of Castaneda finally get up each day, causing him to never go swimming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan have to say about the process of learning about peyote?

2. How does Don Juan respond to the statement by Castaneda that he is a Yaqui Indian and he cannot deny that?

3. What is so magical about a creature that cannot be tracked by ordinary means?

4. How does one find the proper place to rest, according to the lessons of Don Juan?

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

6. What is the point of the loud siren sounds that Don Juan begins to make at Castaneda?

7. What does Don Juan say is the reason why Castaneda is not quenched by walking with his fingers curled or of the leaves?

8. What is Castaneda's response to Don Juan's question about why he was lying when they first met.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of 'not-doing' is one that is foreign to many people as our lives are centered on getting more and more done, it seems.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of 'not-doing' in the modern world?

Part 2: Why is 'not-doing' so important for the work that Don Juan and Castaneda are doing?

Part 3: What might happen if 'not-doing' was not a part of the lessons that Castaneda receives?

Essay Topic 2

Within the search for power, Don Juan tells Castaneda he must also be accessible to power, which seems to go against previous lessons in some ways.

Part 1: Why is it important for a person to be accessible to power, according to Don Juan?

Part 2: How does being accessible to power conflict with the idea of being less accessible? Can you have both in your life? Why or why not?

Part 3: What is the purpose of being accessible to power? What are the benefits to Castaneda?

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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