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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 does Don Juan say is the cause of the mental fatigue that Carlos experiences? Leftover __________ in his mind.

2. What is the animal that Carlos and Don Juan both notice as they are traveling together?

3. Don Juan aims to break Carlos' sense of his own personality's ___________, within the course of their training together.

4. Where does Carlos decide to take Don Juan when Carlos begins to think that something is wrong with Don Juan?

5. To what area do Don Juan and Carlos return a few days later in the story, according to the writing of Carlos?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the others in the restaurant recognize Don Juan as when he walks into the restaurant?

3. What does Don Juan tell Carlos about the memories that he is struggling to recall?

4. What does ruthlessness require, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

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

6. What does a nagual aim to do, according to Don Juan, when he is teaching Carlos in this section?

7. Don Juan emphasizes that the first principle of sorcery is what, even though it is the thing that happens first?

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

9. What is the dissonant element that Don Juan introduces to Carlos as a part of his teaching?

10. After studying sorcery for a while, what does Don Juan suddenly want to do one day, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning, Carlos talks about how his teacher tells him not to write down his experiences.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to have an experience without writing about it?

Part 2: Do you think you could remember everything you learn if you weren't able to write it down?

Part 3: How do you think your experience might change if you weren't allowed to write about it?

Essay Topic 2

Don Juan teaches Carlos through the stories he tells, rather than teaching specific lessons.

Part 1: Why do you think stories are used instead of actual lessons?

Part 2: Do you think you learn better from stories or from lessons from a teacher?

Part 3: How do you think stories are able to teach better than a lesson as you might learn from a book?

Essay Topic 3

Don Juan teaches that there are four moods when it comes to stalking and they must all be mastered.

Part 1: Why do you think there are moods to stalking?

Part 2: What other moods do you think might be able to be linked to the idea of stalking?

Part 3: How do you think these moods of stalking impact the person who is doing the stalking?

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