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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the memory of what happened with Silvio, the women remember not being hurt, but being _____________.

2. The author, Carlos Castaneda, is a/an ____________from the University of California, Los Angeles.

3. How many parts is the rattlesnake which the apprentices are supposed to be making up?

4. Which person, out of duty, decides to act as if nothing is wrong with the situation?

5. The apprentice speaks of the stone ruins in terms of the fearsome _______ and the peaceful tonal structures, which confuses Carlos.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Carlos suggests they immerse themselves in dreaming?

2. What does La Gorda seem to recall in painful memories to the group about Carlos?

3. To whom are the pyramids harmful, according to Pablito at the beginning of the book?

4. What happens during the process of ghost dreaming, according to Carlos and La Gorda?

5. What happens the time that Carlos begins to dream about himself sleeping, as La Gorda finds out from asking?

6. What has Don Juan foreseen happening to the apprentices when they are working together?

7. What does La Gorda think about the Nagual Woman and what her purpose is for Carlos?

8. What is the explanation for Carlos' physical experience which La Gorda shares with him?

9. What does Pablito offer about the ruins which Carlos has now visited in Tula?

10. What happens when Pablito tells the others he is going to Tula in order to die?

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