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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. 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) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

2. Carlos invites La Gorda to get into the car and she begins a complicated set of movements known as the ______.
(a) Power gesture.
(b) 'Seeing' gesture.
(c) Hello gesture.
(d) Goodbye gesture.

3. Don Juan suggested to Carlos that if he wanted to pay him back he could make a donation to the "spirit of _______".
(a) The allies.
(b) The desert.
(c) The land.
(d) Man.

4. One of the girls tells Carlos that he has a hole in his ______ that a woman made when she emptied him.
(a) Chest.
(b) Middle.
(c) Foot.
(d) Leg.

5. Pablito rescued Elena, also known as _______ from a life of poverty and sets her up doing laundry.
(a) Soledad.
(b) Lidia.
(c) La Gorda.
(d) Josefina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan had called the four sisters _______ meaning the 'little sisters'.

2. _______ has difficulty talking and Carlos is horrified by the apparent 'aphasia' that has made it difficult for her.

3. The three women contrived to attack Carlos. _______ began nibbling at his side while he was lying on the floor.

4. Carlos Castaneda is searching for Don Juan, and he stops at Pablito's house where he lives with his mom and _____ sisters.

5. There are two ways that a sorcerer can tell if someone has a hole in them. The first way is through 'seeing' it looking directly at them. The second way is 'seeing' through_____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Carlos remembers a story about a friend who was dying in the hospital, but what did Don Juan say about how she could push her disease away?

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

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

4. What does Carlos search for outside, accusing Dona Soledad of tricks when he sees this creature in the area?

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

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

7. What is the problem with Carlos being 'empty' according to Dona Soledad in her lessons with him?

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

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

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

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