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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. Don Juan reminds Carlos of the time he shifted his assemblage point and became a ____________.

2. Don Juan describes the assemblage point as a clustering of ______________, what the senses can perceive.

3. Carlos concentrates so hard on the conversation he is having with Don Juan that he does not realize that he _________.

4. The first lesson that Don Juan wants to teach Carlos is the mastery of _____________ so that Carlos may become a seer.

5. ____________ is weakened by the shift in his assemblage point during this lesson.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carlos become suspicious of Don Juan and Don Genaro as they are sitting together?

2. Why is the unknowable draining for new seers who have come to the path of being a student?

3. What happens to a person if the assemblage point is not returned to its original position?

4. How does Don Genaro help to spur on Carlos into a heightened state of awareness?

5. What is Carlos told to do when he asks for an example of what an ancient Toltec practice might be?

6. What is the explanation for the fatigue which Carlos is feeling after his experience with Don Genaro and Don Juan?

7. What needs to happen if Carlos is to perceive an ally with his teachers and in his lessons?

8. How might one describe the idea of the nagual's blow, according to the teachings of Don Juan in the story?

9. What does Don Juan reveal about the Toltecs and how some of them lost their knowledge?

10. What does the assemblage point select for alignment, as taught by Don Juan in a state of heightened awareness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During many of the lessons, Carlos is asked to do things which might seem strange to some people, but he does them without question.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos is willing to do anything his teachers ask?

Part 2: Do you think that you would be as willing to simply do what a teacher asked without questioning it?

Part 3: How do you think Carlos has changed since he first began his lessons with his teachers?

Essay Topic 2

When Carlos encounters a number of different lessons and observations, he can become sick after taking in the knowledge.

Part 1: Why do you think that Carlos becomes ill during some of his lessons?

Part 2: Do you think that all students will become ill as a result of learning some of the lessons he is learning?

Part 3: How do you think the student should react after learning new things about the world and about themselves?

Essay Topic 3

Don Juan does not want to single out the suffering of his own people since the suffering of man is constant.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to acknowledge the suffering of all men?

Part 2: Do you think it's valuable to focus on the suffering of individual groups of people?

Part 3: How do you think the understanding of suffering might help Carlos in his training with Don Juan?

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