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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. Don Juan tells Carlos that all movements of the assemblage point will require the ___________, within the context of his teachings.

2. Don Juan was only able to puncture the rationality of Carlos when he took him to a place of ____________, according to his reasoning.

3. Carlos describes to Don Juan that he feels he has lost his _________ as a person after this lesson with Don Juan.

4. Don Juan and Carlos spend the night in the spot where Carlos remembered his experience in _____________.

5. Don Juan reminds Carlos that a sorcerer works to shatter the __________ of self reflection, according to his teachings.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carlos remember about the time that Don Juan was talking about moving the assemblage point?

2. What does Don Juan decide to do after he nearly drowns in the river?

3. What is the forerunner to silent knowledge in relation to the assemblage point?

4. What do men warriors find they are doing as they move closer to becoming a sorcerer, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

5. How does Don Juan describe the sort of stalking which is necessary in order to find memories again?

6. What does Carlos do when he first sees that Don Juan is not feeling well?

7. What is the great advantage of moving the assemblage point, according to Don Juan?

8. What does Don Juan do that makes Carlos so mad at Don Juan that he loses all pity for him?

9. What signals the presence of intent, according to Don Juan during his teaching with Carlos?

10. What did Carlos see when he watched the psychic healer in Mexico City, according to the story he tells Don Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The spirit, it is taught, sets a person free from the prison of self-reflection.

Part 1: Why is it such a bad thing to have periods of self-reflection?

Part 2: Do you think self-reflection can be instructive as much as it may be destructive?

Part 3: How do you think one can begin to define self-reflection as being helpful at times, but not helpful at other times?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos is told that he is unable to learn the abstract points because he can not control his energy.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos is unable to control his energy in the same way that Don Juan can?

Part 2: Do you think that Carlos is able to control his energy at certain times?

Part 3: How do you think Carlos might learn to control his energy?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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