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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. "Two hundred and twenty buttocks" was once a name given to ______, one of the sisters apprenticed to Don Juan.
(a) Rosa.
(b) Lidia.
(c) La Gorda.
(d) Soledad.

2. La Gorda tells Carlos that _____ gazing was done by sorcerers that had lost their human form.
(a) Star.
(b) Water.
(c) Fog.
(d) Rain.

3. La Gorda tells Carlos that Don Juan first taught the sisters ______ before he could teach them dreaming.
(a) Breathing.
(b) Listening.
(c) Stalking.
(d) Gazing.

4. Carlos and La Gorda are talking about the different colors of luminosity that different people have. She states that sorcerers like her and Carlos are _______.
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Amber.
(d) Yellow.

5. Don Juan taught the sisters and the Genaros that the ______ consisted of 'the order that we are aware of in our daily world'.
(a) Abyss.
(b) Ally.
(c) Nagual.
(d) Tonal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nagual stated that if Carlos could control his attentions then he would be a great ______.

2. The nagual told La Gorda that Carlos' ______ won't come out again until Carlos is as old as the nagual.

3. La Gorda explained to Carlos that when a child dies they give their ______ back to their parents, and Carlos is horrified by this idea.

4. La Gorda informs Carlos that ______ told her to tell him to examine all of his bouts with the sisters and Soledad so he may learn from them.

5. The Genaros reveal to Carlos that Don Juan and Don Genaro took him to a grove of _______ trees, because they were his tree.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carlos miss the explanations of Don Juan, according to his own learning process?

2. Why does La Gorda see Don Juan as being cruel in the way that he lives and the way that he teaches?

3. Why does Josefina attempt to play a prank on Carlos, pretending to be a strange man sleeping next to him?

4. What is supposed to happen when all of the apprentices finally lose their form? What will happen to Carlos?

5. As soon as the Nagual leaves, what does Pablito decide that he is strong enough to do?

6. What are the shapes La Gorda says that humans and sorcerers have, respectively, within her teachings?

7. What are the details of humans which make them more vulnerable to death?

8. What does dreaming do in relation to the layers of luminosity of the human body?

9. What is the argument Carlos has against the idea of attaining completeness which La Gorda teaches?

10. When do the Genaros feel safe and at ease in their lives, according to this part of the story?

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