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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. The forerunner to silent ________ is the place of no pity assemblage point, according to Don Juan in his teachings to Carlos.

2. What is Don Juan dressed in when he is in Durango during the story he tells Carlos of his impeccability?

3. What formations are able to help a sorcerer begin to shift assemblage points, according to the teachings of Don Juan?

4. What happens when Don Juan asks Carlos to take him to a store where people know him?

5. What is one of the ways Don Juan suggests that Carlos can begin to remember the things he wants to remember?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan say will happen if he and Carlos are rational about the way they approach the jaguar?

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

3. What does Carlos do when he first sees that Don Juan is not feeling well?

4. 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?

5. What does Don Juan decide to do after he nearly drowns in the river?

6. What does Don Juan tell Carlos about the memories that he is struggling to recall?

7. What is the forerunner to silent knowledge in relation to the assemblage point?

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

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

10. What does Carlos insist that he is while Don Juan insists he is something else entirely?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elias is a sorcerer who is able to be in two places at the same time. This is a skill which is called 'dreaming' in the story.

Part 1: Do you think Elias was actually able to be in two places at the same time?

Part 2: How do you think a person might be able to be in two places at the same time?

Part 3: Would you like to be a person who could be in two places at the same time? What would you do with this ability?

Essay Topic 2

Don Juan admits that it is difficult to grasp the abstract concepts he is teaching.

Part 1: Do you think it's possible to teach abstract concepts?

Part 2: How do you think Don Juan could make the learning easier for Carlos?

Part 3: Why do you think the lessons that Don Juan has to share are abstract?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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