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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. Don Juan defines a ____________ as a tormentor in the life of a person, causing them to learn a lesson as a result.

2. The nagual's ___________ occurs when the usual emanations are pushed to neighboring emanations, according to Don Juan.

3. What does Carlos do when the ally tries to climb through the mirror during another lesson?

4. How many mentors does Don Genaro have back at his house when Carlos and Don Juan join them there?

5. What happened when Don Juan was working with his mirror? What did the ally do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does La Gorda want to go into town with Don Juan and Carlos when the decide to do so?

3. What does Don Juan believe the reason for the existence of sentient beings actually is, and the narrator does not argue the point?

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

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

6. What is revealed about his teachers to Carlos when he is in his left side awareness?

7. Why doesn't Don Genaro care about the explanations of things which are being taught to Carlos?

8. Why does Don Juan believe that it is useless to single out the oppression of the Yaqui tribe?

9. How does Don Genaro help to spur on Carlos into a heightened state of awareness?

10. What does La Gorda do which immediately makes her feel badly, causing her to sit and weep after the incident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At many times, Don Juan and Don Genaro push Carlos to do more and to sense more than he might be ready to do.

Part 1: Why do you think the teachers feel that Carlos should be pushed more in his learning?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea for the teachers to determine whether the student is ready for the next level of intensity?

Part 3: How do you think Carlos could let his teachers know he is ready for more intense teachings?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When Carlos encounters a number of different lessons and observations, he can become sick after taking in the knowledge.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos becomes ill during some of his lessons?

Part 2: Do you think that all students will become ill as a result of learning some of the lessons he is learning?

Part 3: How do you think the student should react after learning new things about the world and about themselves?

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