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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 states that _____ gazing has similar properties to rain but that it is difficult to attain, especially for women.

2. When Josefina, Rosa, and Lidia entered the room for the final appointment with power they were all wearing _____.

3. Nestor states that he thinks that Lidia is angry at Pablito because he was unable to _______ according to the nagual's instructions.

4. After the beings left the house the sisters re-arranged their shawls. ______ were pushed to the floor where they began strange movements.

5. La Gorda tells Carlos that women are more adept at letting the world collapse because their is a crack they can get through while ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How will La Gorda be able to lose human form in order to become more powerful?

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

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

6. What does La Gorda feel has happened to the group since the Sorcerers left?

7. What does Don Juan insist that being a warrior will bring to the person and to their efforts?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The life story of La Gorda is a sad one, filled with things which seem to cause her pain, yet she becomes a powerful teacher.

Part 1: Why do you think La Gorda was able to overcome her past?

Part 2: Do you think personal pain can make a person a better teacher for others?

Part 3: What might have happened to La Gorda if she had not attempted to be more spiritual in her life?

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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