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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. Who is the person who both scares and attracts Carlos and whom he is to meet in the desert?

2. After the encounter with the mold of man, Don Juan mockingly suggests that the narrator become a ______.

3. Where is La Catalina waiting for the men when they arrive in the desert to work with her?

4. Some stalkers will ___________ for their fellow man, while others will not, according to Don Juan.

5. While at Oaxaca, Genaro and Don Juan question the narrator about his experience with alignment. As they walk the narrator sees Genaro and Don Juan as _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the narrator unable to be sad when he and Don Juan take their final trip to Oaxaca together?

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

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

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

6. What is the name for the transition period when the assemblage point is moving from the normal position?

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

8. What does Carlos complain about when he is talking with Don Juan and Don Genaro after seeing the mountain?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During much of the training, Don Juan tries to encourage Carlos to see and to seek out allies.

Part 1: Why do you think that allies are so important for a student to know?

Part 2: How do you think allies can help a student and teacher begin to understand more about the world?

Part 3: Do you think that everyone has allies upon which they can call?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Don Genaro pushes the assemblage point of Carlos because the internal dialog has been stopped.

Part 1: Why do you think internal dialog can affect the way a person is able to function in the world?

Part 2: Do you find that your life is affected by the internal dialog in your mind?

Part 3: What might the world look like if no one was able to have internal dialog?

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