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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. What do sorcerers always begin their relationships with their apprentices with?

2. Where is Don Juan's home, according to the descriptions in this story?

3. ____________ is the reorientation of human energy fields in order to achieve peace and freedom from the mundane folkways of life.

4. ________ protected Don Juan from the harsh onslaughts of thought that were coming from Julian.

5. Who is the dark and massive Indian with rough features who is short, with large hands and feet, humble and wise but without flare?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between humans and the energy fields which make up the world, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

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

4. What did Elias have to do in order to prevent Julian from dying, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

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

6. What do sorcerers always do in the beginning of their relationships with their apprentices?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The best way to stalk oneself is to die, according to the story.

Part 1: Why do you think death allows a person to best stalk themselves?

Part 2: Does this mean that a person can't fully stalk themselves until they're dead?

Part 3: How do you think one can die without actually losing their life?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos decides to go on another adventure with Don Juan and the other naguals in this story.

Part 1: Why do you think Carlos continues to go back to these sorcerers to learn?

Part 2: How do you think Carlos' thinking has shifted since he was a young student in anthropology?

Part 3: Do you think you would want to go to study with the people that Carlos does? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Don Juan disguises himself in order to get away from a monster in his training days.

Part 1: How do you think Don Juan was able to disguise himself?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible to disguise oneself without magic?

Part 3: Why do you think you might want to disguise yourself in your modern life?

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