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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. Soledad attempts to ______ Carlos with her hair tie after she has pulled him down on top of her.
(a) Whip.
(b) Strangle.
(c) Beat.
(d) Tie up.

2. Carlos had interrupted the ability of Soledad's _____ to take power over him because he liked it and continued to look at the lines.
(a) Power stick.
(b) Plant.
(c) Floor.
(d) Ceiling.

3. When Carlos is able to come out of his body, the other awareness flows out of _____.
(a) His stomach.
(b) His feet.
(c) His head.
(d) His legs.

4. Soledad was instructed by Don Juan to give Carlos a message, should he prevail, telling him that he was now _______.
(a) The leader.
(b) The Nagual.
(c) The tonal.
(d) The mescalito.

5. According to Don Juan, children end up stealing the ______ that their parents once possessed. This creates a hole.
(a) Edge.
(b) Fire.
(c) Fierceness.
(d) Strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ was Don Juan's first apprentice and she was found half dead in a house.

2. La Gorda was finally saved when ______ found her and took her in to his carpentry shop. There she started doing laundry.

3. At the opening of the chapter Carlos is accused of having stolen Soledad's _______ during their encounter.

4. Carlos again hears the sound at the base of his neck and is able to counter-attack ______ when she attacks him with her 'stick'.

5. One of the girls tells Carlos that he has a hole in his ______ that a woman made when she emptied him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tickle that Carlos feels a sign of, according to the lessons he has learned from Don Juan?

2. What does Carlos do when Lidia mentions Carlos stealing Dona Soledad's soul?

3. What does Lidia reveal about the power of La Gorda in relation to the Nagual?

4. Where do men and women store their memories, according to the observations of Carlos?

5. What is important about the goodbye gesture that La Gorda makes to her house and to the valley?

6. How does Carlos describe La Gorda when he first sees her in this story?

7. What are the strict orders that La Gorda is under in relation to the location of the Sorcerers when she is helping Carlos?

8. What is the problem with Carlos being 'empty' according to Dona Soledad in her lessons with him?

9. What happens to Rosa's hand when she attempts to strike Carlos with a heavy object?

10. What does Dona Soledad say that the Nagual is when she is first teaching Carlos about the lessons he is meant to learn?

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