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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 and Carlos argue about whether a person is able to move one's own _____________, but the matter is not resolved.

2. Carlos begins to notice that his mind switches back and forth between mental __________ and mental fatigue as he is talking with Don Juan.

3. The state in which a person ceases to be a self-reflector is called the _________ state, according to Don Juan while he teaches Carlos.

4. Sorcerers, according to Don Juan, only _________ when they have to, or so he tells Carlos in the story.

5. Who calls Carlos a petty, wasteful, opinionated, coercive, short tempered, and conceited man in the course of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan say about the idea of impeccability, what it is and what it is not, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

2. What does a sorcerer need to do in order to abandon the mirror of self-reflection, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

3. What signals the presence of intent, according to Don Juan during his teaching with Carlos?

4. What does Carlos remember about the time that Don Juan was talking about moving the assemblage point?

5. What does Don Juan do that makes Carlos so mad at Don Juan that he loses all pity for him?

6. How does Don Juan describe the sort of stalking which is necessary in order to find memories again?

7. What does Don Juan say is the best quality of death, aside from giving a person to stalk themselves?

8. What does a nagual aim to do, according to Don Juan, when he is teaching Carlos in this section?

9. What happens in the morning after Carlos spends more time in the spot where he remembered his experience in Guaymas?

10. Where does Carlos have to store his memories of the things he has learned with Don Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The best way to stalk oneself is to die, according to the story.

Part 1: Why do you think death allows a person to best stalk themselves?

Part 2: Does this mean that a person can't fully stalk themselves until they're dead?

Part 3: How do you think one can die without actually losing their life?

Essay Topic 2

Just moving one's assemblage point is enough, it seems, to become a sorcerer.

Part 1: Why is it important for a sorcerer to know how to move one's assemblage point?

Part 2: What do you think an assemblage point in your current life experience?

Part 3: Do you think you have the qualities necessary to become a sorcerer?

Essay Topic 3

It's a given in the story that the world is made up of energy and that these fields of energy impact the actions of those who live in the world.

Part 1: Do you agree that the world is made up of energy fields?

Part 2: How do you think the world might change if there was no concept of energy in the world?

Part 3: Why do you think energy fields are a concept which can be understood by Carlos? Or isn't this understandable for him?

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