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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. When La Gorda and Carlos go into town, she talks to him about rallying ___________ as they had on the day that the fight broke out.

2. Who pushed Carlos in the airline office, which signifies another power spot for him?

3. Carlos recalls that the Nagual woman provides the _______ from which he reads to Don Juan.

4. Carlos volunteers to _____________ when La Gorda despairs when seeing the large man blocking their way.

5. The apprentices get the feeling that they are supposed to go _______, never to return home again.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the three Genaros with whom Carlos is reunited during the course of this book's story?

3. What is the image in Carlos' mind which plays when he is feverish in bed one day?

4. What do La Gorda and Carlos agree to do when they begin to do dreaming together?

5. What happens during the process of ghost dreaming, according to Carlos and La Gorda?

6. What happens the time that Carlos begins to dream about himself sleeping, as La Gorda finds out from asking?

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

8. What happens to Carlos' body when he arrives back in Los Angeles and wakes up one morning?

9. When can the first attention be accessed when a person is awake, according to the lessons?

10. To whom are the pyramids harmful, according to Pablito at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

La Gorda tells Carlos that losing the human form brings the freedom to remember oneself.

Part 1: Why do you think that losing the human form brings the freedom to remember oneself?

Part 2: What do you think about the idea of losing one's human form? Does this mean death to you?

Part 3: How do you think a person might be able to lose their human form without dying?

Essay Topic 2

Carlos accepts the fate to walk away from the others when he is told that he must, as this is the way of a warrior.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos didn't fight the dismissal by the other apprentices?

Part 2: Do you think you would have argued if you were in Carlos' shoes?

Part 3: How do you think you would feel if someone suddenly asked you to leave your position at work or at school?

Essay Topic 3

Carlos is shocked by himself when he takes command of the apprentices during one point of the story.

Part 1: Why does taking command feel surprising to Carlos?

Part 2: Does Carlos seem to be a person who is going to be comfortable with being in command?

Part 3: Why do you think that it's hard to be in command of others who are on the same level as you?

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