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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. Who takes over for Carlos' guidance, instructing Carlos and La Gorda in not doing exercises?

2. Don Juan offers to show a government clerk the last of the Indian ___________ as a way to get her to become a being.

3. What does Eligio have to do for Carlos?

4. Don Juan's teacher is severe at times, waiting for ____________ to help themselves, according to Don Juan.

5. The two women who guard the house are ____________, the dreamer, and Delia, a stalker.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman tell Carlos after chiding him for his snobbishness while sitting on the bench?

2. What does Zuleica's training of Carlos and La Gorda convince them both of, according to the story?

3. What is the difference between men and women, according to the lifestyle of Florinda?

4. What is the first of the not-doings which Carlos has to do according to Silvio as he instructs Carlos and La Gorda?

5. What is the sensation that Zuleica elicits in Carlos when they are working together?

6. What happens in relation to action when a person is on the left side?

7. Why does Zuleica have to work quickly to teach the idea of second attention to the apprentices?

8. What does Silvio begin to realize about the group of people which has been gathered?

9. What comes into focus when La Gorda slims down from her previously larger figure?

10. What happens to Don Juan in order to help to cure him of lust during this apprenticeship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carlos is shocked by himself when he takes command of the apprentices during one point of the story.

Part 1: Why does taking command feel surprising to Carlos?

Part 2: Does Carlos seem to be a person who is going to be comfortable with being in command?

Part 3: Why do you think that it's hard to be in command of others who are on the same level as you?

Essay Topic 2

Don Juan has been training Carlos and the others to be warriors in the world.

Part 1: Why do you think that being a warrior is an important role? Do you think it is?

Part 2: How do you think modern day warriors are trained? Are they always soldiers?

Part 3: What do you think would happen if there were no warriors in the world?

Essay Topic 3

Castaneda seems to be a student of Don Juan's who is never quite done learning with him, even if Don Juan is gone.

Part 1: Do you think that learning is ever something which ends?

Part 2: Why do you think that Castaneda has to continue to learn in his life?

Part 3: In what ways do you think that you still have learning to do? Or are you satisfied with all you have learned so far?

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