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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. Carlos practices on every volitional movement, minimizing _____________ as he does so.

2. Florinda teaches the Genaros advanced ____________, including techniques of controlled folly.

3. What is the name of the man who Florinda marries at 18, though the man is 33 at the time?

4. Crossing over to freedom is not ___________, but a preservation of awareness that is normally lost at death.

5. Eligio tells Carlos about breaking into the __________ and takes him into the abyss with him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second series of not-doings which Silvio introduces to La Gorda and to Carlos?

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

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

4. What is the warning that Carlos receives when he is to meet the warriors of Don Juan?

5. What propels La Gorda and Carlos to experience extraordinary clarity and speed up of time?

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

7. How does Don Juan approach the woman who he feels is a double woman?

8. How might the structure of Naguals be described, according to the story and to Don Juan?

9. Who is guarding the rural house in central Mexico, according to the story?

10. What does Don Juan give as a warning when he gives Carlos to Zuleica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The apprentices are seen as having to work together during their lessons and in their travels.

Part 1: Why do you think that the apprentices have to work together in their studies?

Part 2: Could an apprentice teach themselves what they need to learn? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you prefer to study in groups or by yourself? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Pablito runs away to Tula to die, but Carlos does not think that this needs to happen, so he runs after him in order to help.

Part 1: Do you think that Carlos was correct in running after a person who has decided to die?

Part 2: What would you have done if one of your friends had told you they wanted to die?

Part 3: How do you think that Pablito felt to have someone else come after him during this time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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