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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 brought strange _________ with him when he rushed out of the unknown during one of his lessons with Don Juan.

2. What is NOT one of the three facets of knowledge one must have in order to be a seer?

3. There are internal and external ___________, which need to be chosen in order to create alignment or to upset alignment.

4. Who does Don Juan warn Carlos he will meet the next day, someone who is scarier than the vision in the mirror?

5. The blow from the nagual is often forgotten once the recipient returns to normal _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Don Juan and Don Genaro debate when they see that Carlos seems melancholic?

2. What is the reason why Don Genaro is able to push the narrator's assemblage point in the story?

3. What happens to Carlos' memories when he returns to normal awareness after being in a state of heightened awareness?

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

5. What does Carlos learn about the seer and the Eagle's emanations right before he falls asleep?

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

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

8. What needs to happen if Carlos is to perceive an ally with his teachers and in his lessons?

9. What are the two types of seers which Don Juan describes to Carlos in their teachings together?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During many of the lessons, Carlos is asked to do things which might seem strange to some people, but he does them without question.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos is willing to do anything his teachers ask?

Part 2: Do you think that you would be as willing to simply do what a teacher asked without questioning it?

Part 3: How do you think Carlos has changed since he first began his lessons with his teachers?

Essay Topic 2

The students of the teachers are taught to take on the awareness of other animals in order to strengthen themselves.

Part 1: Why is it important to understand the awareness of other creatures in the world?

Part 2: How do you think learning about the awareness of an animal might help you in your life?

Part 3: Do you think that you are able to take on the awareness of an animal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The teachers seem to provoke Carlos in many instances which makes Carlos feel uncomfortable and uneasy.

Part 1: Why do you think that the teachers decide that provoking Carlos will be the most effective way of teaching him?

Part 2: Do you think you would respond well to someone taunting you and teasing you during your lessons?

Part 3: How do you think that the teasing and the taunting help to shift the awareness of Carlos?

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