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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. Man has a gap in his cocoon near his ______. When the tumbler hits it repeatedly, it cracks and the man dies.

2. Don Juan explains to Carlos that perception is _______ and he must cut off his internal dialogue.

3. Don Genaro will show Carlos the _____ that unlocks everything. Don Genaro walks and the narrator follows.

4. Don Juan and Genaro pull the narrator towards his next lesson and point out the place where there are at least _____ places where the old seers focused the power of awareness.

5. Don Juan explains to the narrator that the old seers chose to live at any cost and patterned themselves on ______ and intended death away.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two types of stalkers which Don Juan describes to Carlos before he decides to leave?

2. What happens when organic beings initiate contact with inorganic beings, though not all of the time?

3. Why is Carlos brought out into the desert with Don Juan and Don Genaro?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Julian come upon Don Juan as his student many years ago?

9. What are the forty-eight bands of emanations of Earth comprised of, according to Don Juan?

10. Describe the character of Julian's wife as she is described by Don Juan.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The apprentices are brought into the teaching in order to be made new seers, it seems. They are entrusted with lessons which will help them feel and experience life beyond their bodies in order to teach others someday.

Part 1: What do you think the purpose of the seers might also be?

Part 2: Why do you think it's important for students to become teachers as well in the future?

Part 3: Do you think that all students have an obligation to teach what they know?

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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