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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 tells Carlos that Don Juan first taught the sisters ______ before he could teach them dreaming.

2. When Benigno arrives, he is shy and avoids eye contact. He sits at the table and ______ only occasionally making his presence known.

3. When cloud gazing, the nagual never permitted the apprentices to gaze at thunderheads, but ______ disobeyed and was nearly killed.

4. During the display of acrobatics at the house, La Gorda instructs Carlos to hold his hands over his ______.

5. The sisters had pressured Carlos to cure Soledad because they were purposely trying to drain his ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Carlos find out that the Genaros lack though Carlos seems to have them?

4. Why doesn't La Gorda help Pablito with his new position in which Don Juan has put him?

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

6. What happens when Carlos stops to tie his laces when he is out for a walk on a trail?

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

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

9. Why does Pablito make a clothing booth bigger while he is filling in building clothing booths?

10. What will happen when Carlos returns after going away to contemplate his two bouts as omens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Women warriors seem to have a number of different abilities and powers than the male warriors do.

Part 1: Do you think that female or male warriors have more power?

Part 2: Why do you think female warriors have different kinds of power than men do?

Part 3: In what ways might you be seen as a warrior? What powers might you have which could help you in battle?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos has found out that his teacher has withheld information from him in the past, which is why his teachings continue now.

Part 1: Why would a teacher withhold information from a student?

Part 2: Do you think that Carlos should have been able to learn everything directly from Don Juan?

Part 3: How would you feel if you found out a teacher withheld information from you?

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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