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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Belisario say is holding them prisoner in their own home, according to the story of Don Juan?
(a) Monstrous man.
(b) Elias.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Julian.

2. The ________ abstract core is called the trickery of the spirit, according to the stories in the book.
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

3. Don Juan emphasizes the _______ in order to get a point of reference to examine intention, according to the book.
(a) Past.
(b) Truth.
(c) Future.
(d) Present.

4. Where was Julian's family from, according to the telling of his story by Don Juan?
(a) Iquitos.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Baja.
(d) Nogales.

5. Don Juan helps Carlos to _______ in order to return to a normal awareness after his experiences with the others.
(a) Sing.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Work.
(d) Write.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sorcery is the ability to use energy fields that area not used with ordinary ___________, according to the story.

2. Where does Don Juan take Carlos in order to help him understand the stories which are being told to him?

3. What do the two men do with Carlos when he arrives at their house with Don Juan?

4. What is another name for a sorcerer, such as Don Juan is, according to the book?

5. Elias was able to be in two different places at the same time through ___________, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Elias realize about the woman when she was walking away from the man, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

2. Why should sorcerers have clear memories of crossing over into the new perpetual threshold?

3. What does Don Juan emphasize about understanding the abstract cores, though this confuses Carlos?

4. What happened after Don Juan was imprisoned on a hacienda, but then attempts to escape from this situation?

5. What happens as a result of the small tap that Don Juan gives to Carlos on the shoulder?

6. When Carlos wonders whether God is intent, what do the others have to say about this idea?

7. What does Don Juan tell Carlos he has to control in order to advance in his learning, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

8. What was the purpose of Carlos and Don Juan going to the cave, according to the writings in the book?

9. While the sorcerer is invited to enter the edifice intent builds, what/who forces entry?

10. Describe the monstrous man that Don Juan saw when Belisario and his wife took him in, according to the teachings of Don Juan.

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