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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 shares that _________ are closer kin to man than ants as they give off pink luminosities.

2. The narrator hears a noise behind him and turning back he sees three grotesquely deformed ______.

3. A seer needs _____________ in his daily life in order to obtain the dreaming body, according to Don Juan's teachings.

4. The narrator is told to remember the first time he saw the mold of man which was in the ______ with Don Juan.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carlos battle his fright of a creature which appears when he is out in the desert?

2. What does Don Juan say that the mold of man actually is when speaking to Carlos?

3. What is the explanation given as to why it's clear that Don Juan is a stalker who does care about people?

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

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

6. Where is Carlos safe from being harmed by the seers when they come to attack him?

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

8. Why is La Catalina attracted to Carlos, which is why they need to see each other?

9. What does Don Juan say that Carlos now has to do in relation to his assemblage point and the bands of emanations?

10. What does Don Juan say that Carlos can do if he is using his dreaming body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shifting one's assemblage point allows a person to become more aware of something right in front of them, focusing on it more intensely.

Part 1: Why do you think that focusing on one item at a time is important for a seer?

Part 2: How do you think a person can shift their own assemblage point in order to focus more intently?

Part 3: Do you think it would be helpful for you in your life right now to be able to shift your focus to a certain item at any time?

Essay Topic 3

The mastery of awareness is the main lesson which Don Juan wants to teach Carlos in this book so that he may become a seer.

Part 1: Why do you think being aware of all that you can is important for a seer?

Part 2: Do you think there are levels of awareness which can not be easily understood?

Part 3: How do you think you might be able to enhance your own sense of awareness in the world?

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