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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. One time during Carlos' dream, the street becomes a primeval _________ in which Carlos finds himself.

2. Fearing for his life, Carlos begins to change, "I will dart past the _________ to be free."

3. Carlos remembers when he was a younger apprentice that he was hidden away while ___________ had a lady caller.

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

5. What is the name of the person who got Carlos the peyote plants he used to need when working with Don Juan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the image in Carlos' mind which plays when he is feverish in bed one day?

2. How does La Gorda shock the apprentices when she talks to them about Carlos?

3. What is the order that Don Juan gives to Carlos in the dreaming about his interactions with La Gorda?

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

5. What is missing from Silvio Manuel's house when the apprentices, and especially Josefina, see it?

6. What does Dona Soledad have to share with Carlos when he encounters her in the house?

7. What does Carlos do in his dream once he realizes what he is supposed to do?

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

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

10. What happens when the apprentices try to reach a power spot in the mountains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

La Gorda tells Carlos that losing the human form brings the freedom to remember oneself.

Part 1: Why do you think that losing the human form brings the freedom to remember oneself?

Part 2: What do you think about the idea of losing one's human form? Does this mean death to you?

Part 3: How do you think a person might be able to lose their human form without dying?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos and La Gorda continue to work together, remembering things which they didn't realize they had forgotten.

Part 1: Why do you think certain memories only come up at certain times?

Part 2: Do you think that you have certain memories which you will not be able to remember in the present, but that you will be able to remember in the future?

Part 3: How do you think that you could make old memories resurface in your own mind?

Essay Topic 3

Attention makes the world, Carlos and La Gorda understand this through their teachings.

Part 1: Why do you think that attention is what makes the world?

Part 2: Can there ever be a lack of attention in the world? What would happen?

Part 3: How do you think that your attention wavers in the world? Or is it always focused?

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