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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. Who was the well-dressed man in the field, according to the story, that Elias then follows after seeing him in the field?

2. Who is the dark and massive Indian with rough features who is short, with large hands and feet, humble and wise but without flare?

3. Where does Elias act as a hermit, according to the book's stories and descriptions?

4. Who does Belisario say is holding them prisoner in their own home, according to the story of Don Juan?

5. What does Carlos do in response to being shifted into a normal state of awareness, according to his own recollection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the cave in which Carlos and Don Juan stay, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

2. What did Elias have to do in order to prevent Julian from dying, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

3. Describe the upbringing of Julian which caused him to have troubles connecting with spirit at first.

4. While the sorcerer is invited to enter the edifice intent builds, what/who forces entry?

5. What are the aims of the nagual, according to Carlos when he introduces the book?

6. What does sorcery allow a person to do with the energy which is present in the world, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

7. What did Elias realize about the woman when she was walking away from the man, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

8. What is the purpose of every act of a nagual, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

9. Why could Julian convert himself into a number of different types of people, according to Don Juan?

10. What happened after Don Juan was imprisoned on a hacienda, but then attempts to escape from this situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many of the stories of the naguals, it seems they needed to have a moment of suffering before being ready to train.

Part 1: Do you think suffering is necessary in order to ready a person for learning to be a sorcerer?

Part 2: What can suffering teach a person about themselves?

Part 3: Why do you think so many powerful people have had to go through suffering?

Essay Topic 2

The excess energy of the woman seems to be stronger than the man with whom she is having a sexual encounter.

Part 1: Why do you think the woman was the one with all of the extra energy in this scene?

Part 2: Do you think that women might be powerful sorcerers as well?

Part 3: Do you think men or women are more powerful in terms of being naguals and sorcerers?

Essay Topic 3

The knock of the spirit forces entry into the idea of intent, according to Don Juan's teachings.

Part 1: How do you think that the spirit might knock a person?

Part 2: Why do you think it's intent which builds the edifice in which a person must enter?

Part 3: What do you think this lesson has to teach someone in the modern world?

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