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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The difference between the way that men do the gesture and women do the gesture is that women store their feelings in ______.
(a) Their stomach.
(b) Their chest.
(c) Their womb.
(d) Their heads.

2. Don Juan stated that this particular sensation was necessary for ______ to cultivate.
(a) Sorcerers.
(b) Witches.
(c) Pablito.
(d) Mescalito.

3. During this encounter Carlos becomes aware that he is viewing the scene in the house from the ______.
(a) Ceiling.
(b) Roof.
(c) Floor.
(d) Window.

4. Carlos was Don Juan's second apprentice. Shortly after Carlos, came the apprentice _______ who was tortured by a chick following her around.
(a) Josefina.
(b) La Gorda.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Lidia.

5. Don Juan's other ally came in the form of ______. Both of his allies scared the wits out of Carlos.
(a) A jaguar.
(b) A panther.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pablito's sisters are actually _____ of Don Juan and not biologically related to Dona Soledad.

2. Lidia stated that, in terms of the four sisters, ______ was the boss and the nagual himself had put her in command.

3. The floor of Soledad's room has magical properties and it is oriented to the magic of the _____ wind.

4. According to Don Juan, children end up stealing the ______ that their parents once possessed. This creates a hole.

5. La Gorda reveals to Carlos that she alone knows the location of ______. Carlos then demands that she tell him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important about the goodbye gesture that La Gorda makes to her house and to the valley?

2. What does Carlos do when Lidia mentions Carlos stealing Dona Soledad's soul?

3. What do La Gorda and Dona Soledad think of each other when they finally meet?

4. How does Carlos describe La Gorda when he first sees her in this story?

5. What happens to Rosa's hand when she attempts to strike Carlos with a heavy object?

6. Why does Dona Soledad become angry at Carlos, even though she says that they are the same?

7. It is said that women warriors have a best direction, and what happens when Dona Soledad is in the right direction?

8. Carlos is intrigued by the sisters, but also fearful of them. Which sisters has he known for years, describing them as dark and beautiful?

9. Describe the living situation of Pablito as Carlos finds him in the beginning of the story.

10. What is the ability that the Nagual has given to La Gorda and Carlos, though not to the girls, though all are the same?

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