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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. When Carlos feels an intense itch near his body, Zuleica tells him to play it like a ___________.

2. Olinda goes ahead to ___________ as Don Juan and his warriors collect a warrior band together.

3. __________ is mortified being taken daily to Mass, when he is with his benefactor.

4. Don Juan needs to find a new pair of _________ to serve as Naguals as a part of his training, some of his final training.

5. Who is the one who uses sorcerer's arts in order to abduct Olinda, while another plays the rescuer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Florinda teach to the Genaros when they are given to her for training?

3. What happens to Carlos when he is undergoing his westerly encounter?

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

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

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

7. What does Don Juan describe as being the warrior's rule?

8. What happens during the time when La Gorda and Carlos spontaneously enter their dreaming bodies?

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

10. How can one be sure that a Nagual man truly leads others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The group of apprentices doesn't always see eye to eye on things, with the women often disagreeing with the men.

Part 1: Why do you think the men and the women might not be able to see eye to eye?

Part 2: Would the apprentices be able to learn more if they were always able to see eye to eye?

Part 3: What are some of the benefits to having disagreements with others?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos has had experiences in the past which were induced by drugs, though now he is having similar experiences without drugs.

Part 1: What do you think the value of using those hallucinogenic drugs may have been for Carlos?

Part 2: Do you think that drugs are always necessary in order to introduce a person to new experiences?

Part 3: Why do you think that Carlos is now able to have the same experiences he's had in the past, but without drugs?

Essay Topic 3

Carlos is warned that Don Juan's warriors may do anything to him when they meet, though they will not kill him.

Part 1: Why do you think that the warriors are unable to kill Carlos?

Part 2: Do you think that all people need to encounter warriors during their lives?

Part 3: What are some of the lessons that Carlos will learn as a result of meeting the warriors?

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