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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. What is always heralded by great pain?

2. What image did Carlos see when he had opened his eyes?

3. What must Carlos be before meeting an ally?

4. What does don Juan say Carlos has that are good?

5. What is the last thing Carlos must learn to do in order to be a warrior?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the promise in Carlos' childhood preventing him from getting past the guardian?

2. Why can't Carlos 'see' accurately?

3. What did Carlos fail to do while in the forest and hearing all the sounds around him?

4. What is death to don Juan?

5. Why did Carlos drop his apprenticeship?

6. How did Carlos learn to travel with the water?

7. What was the only thought that brought comfort to Carlos while he was in the forest?

8. Explain what the 'fog' is.

9. What happens to a man when he becomes a man of knowledge?

10. What fascinated Carlos Castaneda when don Juan explained sorcery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Attempt to classify the religion of a man of knowledge. How is this 'religion' more of a way of life? Explain the teachings of a man of knowledge. In what regard is a man of knowledge a pagan? How is he not a pagan? Do you think a man of knowledge could be of a religious background as well as be a man of knowledge? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Many times throughout this novel, Carlos feels as though he is going to die. Rationalize his motivation to continue on in his attempts to be a man of knowledge. How does his desire to understand what is happening interfere with this attempt to become a man of knowledge?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the ways of a warrior as described by don Juan. How does this path require an immense amount of courage and perseverance? What lessons can we take from don Juan's teachings of the ways of a warrior into our own lives? How could these teachings, when properly applied, benefit everybody?

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