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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. La Gorda says to Carlos that the sisters are all the same, just as all of the following are the same except ______.

2. When ______ arrives at the house, she first appears to be in her fifties to Carlos, and she can barely walk.

3. ________ runs out to greet him and Carlos is unnerved because she is running too fast and nimbly for an old woman.

4. According to Don Juan, children end up stealing the ______ that their parents once possessed. This creates a hole.

5. The difference between the way that men do the gesture and women do the gesture is that women store their feelings in ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does La Gorda need to get from Carlos in order to reclaim her edge from Pablito?

2. What happens when Carlos tries to escape Dona Soledad after learning that she is the one who is to teach him instead of Don Juan?

3. Carlos is intrigued by the sisters, but also fearful of them. Which sisters has he known for years, describing them as dark and beautiful?

4. What quality does La Gorda have that Don Juan had too which helps to make Carlos feel at ease?

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

6. What happened when La Gorda got pregnant when she was younger and having a troubled life?

7. What does the scary man do with the wind in order to help La Gorda learn about her life?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carlos realizes that his second attention has been warped by his use of plants in other rituals.

Part 1: How would you describe the idea of second attention?

Part 2: Why do you think the plants might have affected the second attention of Carlos?

Part 3: How might the plants have helped the second attention of Carlos?

Essay Topic 2

During one part of the story, a man disappears during a jump and is never heard from again, which startles Carlos.

Part 1: How do you think a person could just disappear during a spiritual test?

Part 2: Do you think that Eligio died during this jump? Why or why not?

Part 3: How would you feel if someone you were with suddenly disappeared during an activity you shared?

Essay Topic 3

Carlos realizes that the allies he has are real and they are not the hallucinations he feared they were.

Part 1: Why do you think Carlos suddenly understands that his allies are real?

Part 2: What is the purpose of the allies in the spiritual work that Carlos does?

Part 3: Do you feel you have allies in the world? Who or what are they?

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