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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. Carlos was able to produce the ____ that dispersed the beings which the nagual described as being a method to 'keep one's balance while walking'.

2. Don Juan stated that when the _____comes out it separates the layers which then must be tightened.

3. Carlos began to do the special call - he describes it as being a kind of mouth air movement which also has a _____ quality.

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

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 Carlos miss the explanations of Don Juan, according to his own learning process?

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

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

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

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

6. Because Carlos is like the Genaros in luminosity, what should he not believe?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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