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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. Where do La Gorda and Lydia go at the beginning of this section, according to the storytelling?

2. How many times do Eligio and Josefina have to snatch La Gorda back from her dreaming at this point of the story?

3. Which of the apprentices is the only one in a good mood, according to the way the story is told?

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

5. Carlos has visited ________ where there are stone ruins where colossal figures are said to walk at night.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two places the apprentices go to after shredding their old clothes in Veracruz?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who are the three sisters with whom Carlos Castaneda is reunited during the course of this book?

8. What do La Gorda and Carlos agree to do when they begin to do dreaming together?

9. What promise of Don Juan's does Nestor remind the group of apprentices of?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Carlos and La Gorda immerse themselves in dreaming, their fear and distrust lifts.

Part 1: Why do you think that fear and distrust leave as a result of dreaming together?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible to be in a relationship with others and not have some fear or distrust?

Part 3: How do you think your life would change without fear or distrust?

Essay Topic 2

Dreaming is an important part of the work that Carlos and La Gorda do with each other and within themselves.

Part 1: Why do you think that dreaming is a time when a lot of important work can be done by the apprentices?

Part 2: Do you think that your own dreams are able to help you learn about your life?

Part 3: How do you think that dreaming could help the apprentices to learn more about their power?

Essay Topic 3

Carlos eventually learns that he must leave La Gorda in order to focus on his own attention.

Part 1: Do you think that it's necessary to learn about one's self alone?

Part 2: How do you think Carlos felt upon having to leave La Gorda for a while?

Part 3: Why do you think the timing was right for Carlos to be leaving La Gorda? Or wasn't it?

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