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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. Carlos and Don Juan return to Don Juan's house after climbing ___________, at the start of this section.

2. Don Juan tells Carlos that sorcery is a state of _____________ beyond the ordinary perception, according to the book.

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

4. Sorcerers attempt to revive a man's link with intent and with ___________, according to the book.

5. What did Elias notice about the man in the field when he was following him afterward?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the abstract cores which Don Juan begins to teach to Carlos during this section?

2. What were the two places in which Elias was thought to have inhabited with his gift of being able to be in two places at once?

3. What is the point of the stories that Don Juan tells Carlos during their times together?

4. What are the aims of the nagual, according to Carlos when he introduces the book?

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

6. What is the physical transformation that Belisario is taking on when he interacts with Don Juan?

7. What do sorcerers need to do in order to revive man's link with intent and spirit?

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

9. What happens when a spirit sets up a lure for a nagual to an apprentice, according to Don Juan?

10. What does Julian do as a result of falling ill with tuberculosis, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stalking oneself is the first way that a person can begin to find their power and to connect to spirit.

Part 1: How do you think you might be able to stalk yourself?

Part 2: Why do you think it's necessary to stalk oneself? What does this allow a person to do?

Part 3: Do you think that you have been able to stalk yourself in your own life?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos is taught about the practice of silence in this book, and becomes overwhelmed by it.

Part 1: Why is silence a lesson that Carlos needs to learn about?

Part 2: How do you think silence can help a person learn more about themselves?

Part 3: How do you think your world might change if you were able to appreciate silence more?

Essay Topic 3

Just moving one's assemblage point is enough, it seems, to become a sorcerer.

Part 1: Why is it important for a sorcerer to know how to move one's assemblage point?

Part 2: What do you think an assemblage point in your current life experience?

Part 3: Do you think you have the qualities necessary to become a sorcerer?

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