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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator feels ______ when he realizes that he will have time to integrate his discovery but the nagual will not.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Power.
(c) Anger.
(d) Elation.

2. The transition period when the assemblage point is moving is called the moment of _______ or the wall of fog.
(a) Perceptual blankness.
(b) Conceptual blankness.
(c) Dark night of the soul.
(d) Seeing.

3. Don Juan explains to the narrator that it is possible to move great distances in the ______ position.
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Seeing.
(c) Stalking.
(d) Warrior.

4. Don Juan suggests that the narrator is failing in his bid for enlightenment. The narrator's confused _______ attention does not want to relinquish control.
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

5. While at Oaxaca, Genaro and Don Juan question the narrator about his experience with alignment. As they walk the narrator sees Genaro and Don Juan as _____.
(a) Animals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Sorcerers.
(d) Luminous bundles.

6. The old seers used to intend death away through _______, which allowed them to escape the strikes of the tumbler.
(a) Disappearing.
(b) Burying themselves.
(c) Hiding in caves.
(d) Running away.

7. Where do La Catalina and Carlos do in order to romp and play with each other before returning to Don Juan and Don Genaro?
(a) Deeper into the cave.
(b) A sand dune.
(c) Another world.
(d) The water.

8. The narrator, Don Juan, and Genaro sit on a bench. Genaro goes to sleep and his body _______. Genaro then waved from the other side of the square.
(a) Turned into two.
(b) Disappeared.
(c) Contorted.
(d) Appeared.

9. What is the true form of Julian which can only be seen, according to him, when his captor is away?
(a) Small child.
(b) Young man.
(c) Young woman.
(d) An old man.

10. Julian teaches in a way which is more __________ than the way Don Juan teaches and does not allow for choice and free will.
(a) Honest.
(b) Kind.
(c) Coercive.
(d) Brutal.

11. In which desert do Don Juan, Don Genaro, and Carlos meet in order to help Carlos meet up with a person?
(a) Sonoran.
(b) Sierra Madre.
(c) Sahara.
(d) Sonoma.

12. How many bands of emanations are on Earth, according to Don Juan in his teachings with Carlos?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 48.
(d) 20.

13. After the return to the rock, the narrator becomes aware of the fact that it is ______ who is pushing him to continue although it seems like the other is pushing him.
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Genaro.
(c) The eagle.
(d) The earth.

14. There are two types of realization. They are _________ and that which signifies a shift in the assemblage point.
(a) Longing.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Trust.

15. Some stalkers will ___________ for their fellow man, while others will not, according to Don Juan.
(a) Fight.
(b) Care.
(c) Kill.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. La Catalina is attracted to Carlos because they are the same, and she is closer to the ancient __________.

2. ___________ is close to leaving, which makes the house excited, even though Carlos tries to feel sad anyway.

3. The ancient _________ seers thought it was valuable to break all of the barriers of perception, regardless of the consequences.

4. When the mold takes shape, the narrator is ready to worship God personified. At this point Don Juan smacks the narrator in the ______.

5. At Don Juan's instruction the narrator is able to recall a fragment of the time he woke up in a ______position.

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