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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it that made don Juan laugh?
(a) He did a funny dance.
(b) He was unable to eat his soup.
(c) All of these.
(d) Carlos was using a twig to get vegetables into his mouth.

2. What animal is the guardian?
(a) A gnat.
(b) A fly.
(c) A bee.
(d) A wolf.

3. What color of yellow was the sky?
(a) Pale yellow.
(b) Canary.
(c) Fluorescent yellow.
(d) Sulfurous.

4. What do real people look like when you 'see' them?
(a) Animals.
(b) Real people.
(c) Balls of light.
(d) Luminous eggs.

5. What was Carlos' duty at the mitote?
(a) To call a doctor if something went wrong.
(b) To induce vomiting in case of overdose.
(c) To make sure to bring water.
(d) To keep the fire going.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Carlos' view of the world not be final?

2. What could a master sorcerer do?

3. Why can a man not be changed?

4. Why was coming into contact with an ally dangerous?

5. What is a unit of meaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could the guardian do if it got angry?

2. What is the difference between the first and second time Carlos smoked?

3. What about don Juan's explanation had made Carlos feel uncomfortable?

4. How can a person who only 'sees' never really be happy or attached to anything?

5. What was the only important thing, according to don Juan, about Carlos' experience?

6. What is the difference between seeing and looking?

7. What was don Juan's task as a practitioner?

8. What is extremely impolite among the Yaquis?

9. What is the difference between a stranger and a practitioner?

10. What differences does don Juan offer between his protectors and the ones created by the Catholic faith?

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