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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. The narrator becomes angry at Don Juan and is about to ______ when Don Juan sends him into a state of heightened awareness.

2. 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.

3. The narrator realizes that the person in his dream is the nagual _______ who lives in Tucson, Arizona.

4. Don Juan and Don Genaro say that ___________ are more bizarre as they are able to change forms more easily.

5. Julian teaches in a way which is more __________ than the way Don Juan teaches and does not allow for choice and free will.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan want to show Carlos about the mountains when they are off on their hike together?

2. What does Don Juan do when Carlos begins to take a bath in his dreaming state?

3. What happens after Don Juan, Don Genaro, and Carlos walk for hours together?

4. What did the old seers pattern themselves on, according to Don Juan?

5. What does Carlos see when he looks down at his feet while he is singing with Don Juan and Don Genaro?

6. What does normal awareness include in its two bands of emanation?

7. What does Don Genaro do when he sleeps on the bench with Don Juan and Carlos?

8. What are warriors supposed to do when they have any strong emotions come their way, according to the seers?

9. What happens when one shifts their assemblage point? What is the seer thus allowed as a result of this action?

10. When Don Juan talks about perception as alignment, what does he instruct Carlos to do?

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

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?

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