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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Carlos do when La Gorda insists that Carlos had been a close helper of Silvio's?
(a) Drowns her.
(b) Cries.
(c) Nearly kills her.
(d) Leaves the group

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

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

5. Carlos once, when dreaming, leaves the house through ____________ and has no sensation of moving at all.
(a) Closed doors.
(b) Blocked walls.
(c) Open windows.
(d) Solid walls.

6. What is the name of the person who got Carlos the peyote plants he used to need when working with Don Juan?
(a) Vicente.
(b) La Gorda.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Pablito.

7. __________ reminds everyone that Don Juan promised them that he would give them a sign to leave the world.
(a) Pablito.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Carlos.

8. Which of the apprentices is the one who has lived in the area where the stone ruins rest?
(a) La Gorda.
(b) Jose.
(c) Josefina.
(d) Pablito.

9. Josefina seems to think that Silvio, or the ___________, is on the other side of the bridge.
(a) Orange flame.
(b) Black snake.
(c) Red devil.
(d) Blue devil.

10. Which of the apprentices is Carlos closest to? Which one is the one with whom Carlos feels and shares the greatest affinity?
(a) Josefina.
(b) La Gorda.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Anne.

11. Who is Don Juan's feminine analogue, according to the remembering of Carlos?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Nagual woman.
(c) La Gorda.
(d) Anne.

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

13. _____________ is the ultimate master of intent and true chief, who makes Don Juan take care of Carlos.
(a) Manual.
(b) Jose.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Pablito.

14. Which of the apprentices is the only one in a good mood, according to the way the story is told?
(a) La Gorda.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Josefina.
(d) Carlos.

15. As a result of working with the tiger in the dream, Carlos begins to feel more ______________.
(a) Tiger-like.
(b) Impressive.
(c) Tired.
(d) Muscular.

Short Answer Questions

1. La Gorda and Carlos begin to remember a woman in a ___________ car from their times with Don Juan.

2. What do the apprentices examine when they come into a new town?

3. The apprentices and Carlos decide to go for ____________, which allows them time to talk.

4. Name one of the apprentices who is supposed to be the heart of the rattlesnake coupling.

5. Carlos and La Gorda experience the force, but cannot recall the moment when _________ takes over to affect the will.

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