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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 yells at Castaneda who feels strange, as though something is about to ____________.

2. Castaneda tells the creature that they are there to ______________ the world

3. What does Don Genaro admit to not being afraid of since he does have allies?

4. Don Juan uses a rock to show the idea of not-doing. "To look at it is ___________ but to see is __________."

5. What does Castaneda ask when Don Genaro tells him he was directed to go to Ixtlan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why aren't Don Juan and Castaneda staying the night at the rock conglomerate?

2. What does Don Juan say when Castaneda asks him how old he is, as he sees him moving with agility?

3. What does a warrior have to do when he is out on the hunt?

4. What is the yellow formation that Castaneda sees, making him feel slightly ill in the process?

5. What needs to happen in order for Don Juan to know Castaneda is ready to hunt power?

6. What costume does Castaneda see Don Juan as wearing when he and the other men are sitting around the fire?

7. What is the purpose of the trip the men are taking to the mountain range?

8. What does Don Juan give to Castaneda to wear around his neck?

9. Why does Don Juan warn Castaneda not to turn around as they leave the Indians they have met?

10. What is the lesson that Castaneda learns from the beetle that comes out a hole inches from his face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The goal of becoming a hunter is not what Castaneda planned to do when he decided to work with Don Juan for his school project.

Part 1: Why is becoming a hunter essential to Castaneda's success with Don Juan?

Part 2: What qualities make Castaneda a strong hunter? A weak hunter?

Part 3: What might the process of learning to be a hunter be a metaphor for in the two men's work together?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The fear that Castaneda must have felt when Don Juan suggested he bury him is understandable.

Part 1: Why do you think Don Juan did not decide to bury Castaneda in the end?

Part 2: Why do you think Don Juan decided to tell Castaneda that he had thought about burying him before? Was this done purposefully?

Part 3: Do you think Don Juan ever had the true intention of burying Castaneda? Why or why not?

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