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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. La Gorda becomes angry at being reminded that she is an unbearable _______ -- empty while wanting to be cute.
(a) Sorcerer.
(b) Idiot.
(c) Woman.
(d) Apprentice.

2. Who is NOT one of the three sisters with whom Carlos is reunited in the story as told in the book?
(a) Josefina.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Anne.

3. What is NOT one of the tasks which the apprentices might have to do when they are dreaming?
(a) Curing.
(b) Killing.
(c) Predicting.
(d) Building.

4. Don Juan orders Carlos to learn by interacting with __________ to face life's trying situations.
(a) Pablito.
(b) Don Silvio.
(c) La Gorda.
(d) Rosa.

5. What is the stage of dreaming in which the dreamer takes action?
(a) Dynamic vigil.
(b) Dynamic initiative.
(c) Passive witnessing.
(d) Restful vigil.

6. In the memory of what happened with Silvio, the women remember not being hurt, but being _____________.
(a) Alone.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Paralyzed with fear.
(d) Invisible.

7. The author, Carlos Castaneda, is a/an ____________from the University of California, Los Angeles.
(a) English professor.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Physicist.

8. How many parts is the rattlesnake which the apprentices are supposed to be making up?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

9. Which person, out of duty, decides to act as if nothing is wrong with the situation?
(a) Pablito.
(b) La Gorda.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Rosa.

10. The apprentice speaks of the stone ruins in terms of the fearsome _______ and the peaceful tonal structures, which confuses Carlos.
(a) Nagual.
(b) Consciousness.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Silvio.

11. Carlos remembers when he was a younger apprentice that he was hidden away while ___________ had a lady caller.
(a) Don Recardo.
(b) Don Silvio.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Don Genaro.

12. What is so huge about the tiger who teaches Carlos how to breathe when he is dreaming?
(a) Nose.
(b) Paws.
(c) Ears.
(d) Teeth.

13. ___________ allows that Carlos may not have been trying to hurt anyone, but he might be an unwilling envoy.
(a) Nestor.
(b) Lydia.
(c) La Gorda.
(d) Rosa.

14. La Gorda and Carlos rest together on the favorite ___________ of Don Juan and of Don Genaro.
(a) Book.
(b) Stoop.
(c) Bed.
(d) Bench.

15. Who tries to stop Carlos from stopping the person who decides to go off to die in the city?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Jose.
(c) Pablito.
(d) The women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does La Gorda meet with daily with Eligio while dreaming together, something which shocks everyone?

2. As a result of working with the tiger in the dream, Carlos begins to feel more ______________.

3. __________ reminds everyone that Don Juan promised them that he would give them a sign to leave the world.

4. La Gorda feels that dreaming together with Carlos will be a __________ since they have already done it together.

5. Who says he/she will meet up with Carlos at a later time since they are destined to work together as warriors?

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