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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. When dawn arrives and the narrator is still on the rock, he is drawn to go towards the _____.

2. The wife of Julian is actually a young woman who donned a disguise to hide from a monstrous __________ who imprisoned them.

3. At one point at the site of the buried seers, Don Juan encourages the narrator to ______ the creatures but he is unable.

4. In which desert do Don Juan, Don Genaro, and Carlos meet in order to help Carlos meet up with a person?

5. At Don Juan's instruction the narrator is able to recall a fragment of the time he woke up in a ______position.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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