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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. In order for Carlos to perceive ___________, his assemblage point must be moved away from the position it's usually in.

2. Where does the narrator find himself during his new state of awareness, wanting to join the others there?

3. ___________ beings are not the only creatures that possess life, according to the lessons of Don Juan.

4. Carlos concentrates so hard on the conversation he is having with Don Juan that he does not realize that he _________.

5. The first lesson that Don Juan wants to teach Carlos is the mastery of _____________ so that Carlos may become a seer.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan want to use the mirror for in the exercise with Carlos down by the river?

2. Why was Don Juan sent to the boss' house when he is working at a sugar mill as a young man?

3. How might one describe the idea of the nagual's blow, according to the teachings of Don Juan in the story?

4. What is Carlos told to do when he asks for an example of what an ancient Toltec practice might be?

5. Don Juan explains that there are two sides of awareness in the world. What are the two sides of awareness?

6. What is the explanation for the fatigue which Carlos is feeling after his experience with Don Genaro and Don Juan?

7. Don Juan tells Carlos that men perceive a world of objects, but what is the reality of this perception in relation to emanation?

8. What does Don Genaro find humorous about the various side of the narrator when they are all sitting at Don Genaro's house?

9. What does Don Juan reveal about the Toltecs and how some of them lost their knowledge?

10. Why is the unknowable draining for new seers who have come to the path of being a student?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Don Juan wants Carlos to face La Catalina, someone who scares him and attracts him.

Part 1: Why is it necessary for Carlos to face down his fears?

Part 2: Do you think you would be able to handle the powers of La Catalina?

Part 3: Who is the one person in your life who scares you and how could you face them down in order to become stronger?

Essay Topic 2

Don Juan does not want to single out the suffering of his own people since the suffering of man is constant.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to acknowledge the suffering of all men?

Part 2: Do you think it's valuable to focus on the suffering of individual groups of people?

Part 3: How do you think the understanding of suffering might help Carlos in his training with Don Juan?

Essay Topic 3

Don Juan believes that Carlos is finally ready to be on his own and to become a warrior in his life and in his work.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of being a warrior? What does this mean to you?

Part 2: Do you think it's important for the world to have warriors in it?

Part 3: Why do you think that Don Juan believes that Carlos is ready to become a warrior at this time?

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