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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 said that seeing the substance left behind after Carlos attacked with his double was true 'seeing' and that the substance was part of his _____.

2. Don Juan states that the attention of the _____ is inside always pushing out and thus causing separation of the layers.

3. La Gorda tells Carlos that she has seen his weaknesses and that her feeling of 'seeing' came to the top of her ______.

4. La Gorda tells Carlos that since the time that the nagual pushed him into the crack between two worlds his 'time' was now ______ o'clock.

5. Nestor reports that as Carlos was running to the edge of the abyss, he grabbed onto Pablito's ______ which changed the luminosity of both.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan do in order to test the apprentices in a tonal task with the table?

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

3. What is the purpose of La Gorda since she is a warrior and every warrior must have a purpose?

4. What happens when Pablito goes down to Veracruz after a fight with Lidia?

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

6. Why can't six of the apprentices shake off their human forms, according to the story?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Within this book are many situations in which nature begins to give out omens to the sorcerers and the shamans.

Part 1: Do you believe that omens are real? Why or why not?

Part 2: What do you think omens teach a person about their lives? About themselves? What were some of the lessons the omens taught in this story?

Part 3: What might happen if you were to make decisions in your life based solely on the omens you see?

Essay Topic 2

At this point in the training of Carlos, it seems that he acts more out of instinct that out of rational thought.

Part 1: Do you think that Carlos is a powerful warrior in the book?

Part 2: Why do you think Carlos is able to know what to do without thinking about it?

Part 3: In what ways does Carlos still seem to need training in order to be powerful in the world?

Essay Topic 3

La Gorda tells Carlos that his teacher believes him to be incomplete at this time, so he needs to continue his training.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos' teacher still finds him to be incomplete?

Part 2: Do you think that completeness is possible during the course of one's life?

Part 3: How do you think that completeness can be nurtured in life, even when you're not training with a shaman?

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