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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. Who is NOT one of the three sisters with whom Carlos is reunited in the story as told in the book?
(a) Josefina.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Anne.
(d) Rosa.

2. The apprentice speaks of the stone ruins in terms of the fearsome _______ and the peaceful tonal structures, which confuses Carlos.
(a) Silvio.
(b) Nagual.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Consciousness.

3. La Gorda becomes angry at being reminded that she is an unbearable _______ -- empty while wanting to be cute.
(a) Idiot.
(b) Apprentice.
(c) Woman.
(d) Sorcerer.

4. Carlos once, when dreaming, leaves the house through ____________ and has no sensation of moving at all.
(a) Open windows.
(b) Solid walls.
(c) Closed doors.
(d) Blocked walls.

5. La Gorda admits to feeling asexually like __________ woman at this certain point of the story.
(a) Don Juan's.
(b) Pablito's.
(c) Nestor's.
(d) Carlos'.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do La Gorda and Lydia go at the beginning of this section, according to the storytelling?

2. La Gorda decides to divert Carlos into talking about his ______________ when they are together.

3. Carlos attacked the blobs of light which appeared to be threatening by attacking them on their vulnerable ______ sides.

4. Which group has been cold to Carlos up until the point that they begin to remember some forgotten past deed?

5. Which of the other apprentices knows that they have been there with other men and women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carlos realize about the four amorphous blobs of light he has seen? How did he respond to them?

2. What do Carlos and La Gorda see when they are sitting on the bench in Oaxaca and resting their heads together?

3. What is the sign that the apprentices are ready to move on after the scuffle between Carlos and the women?

4. What promise of Don Juan's does Nestor remind the group of apprentices of?

5. What does Carlos do in his dream once he realizes what he is supposed to do?

6. What happens when the apprentices try to reach a power spot in the mountains?

7. What happens when Pablito tells the others he is going to Tula in order to die?

8. What happens when Carlos suggests they immerse themselves in dreaming?

9. What is missing from Silvio Manuel's house when the apprentices, and especially Josefina, see it?

10. What does Dona Soledad have to share with Carlos when he encounters her in the house?

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