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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. According to the book, when La Gorda was finally able to escape from the man who was beating her she was ________.
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Physically disabled.
(c) Mute.
(d) Deaf.

2. Don Juan had called the four sisters _______ meaning the 'little sisters'.
(a) Las hermanos.
(b) Las hermanitas.
(c) Las hermanitos.
(d) Las hermanas.

3. La Gorda tells Carlos that the color of a person's normal luminosity is ______. He has a hole in his luminosity that has been patched.
(a) Orange.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

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) Soledad.
(c) Lidia.
(d) La Gorda.

5. According to Don Juan, _______ is not a good time for Carlos and thus the sisters were instructed to attack him then.
(a) Sunset.
(b) Evening.
(c) Morning.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nagual finds _______ chasing a pig and offers her a job which she is reluctant to take fearing rape.

2. ______ learns things from the nagual that he does not teach to any of the other apprentices.

3. After the disguise has been dropped, it is revealed that the child is a bundle of ______.

4. La Gorda tells Carlos that people are pieces of the _______ which is why people's energy appears as it does.

5. ______ is the best of Don Juan's apprentices and the only one who didn't have to jump into the abyss.

Short Essay Questions

1. What allies does Carlos see when La Gorda shows him her light?

2. What is the story of Josefina and Lidia according to the story as it is told in the beginning of the book?

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

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

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

6. What is the whirlwind an omen for when it comes for Dona Soledad, according to her teachings?

7. Where do men and women store their memories, according to the observations of Carlos?

8. What quality does La Gorda have that Don Juan had too which helps to make Carlos feel at ease?

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

10. What is the tickle that Carlos feels a sign of, according to the lessons he has learned from Don Juan?

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