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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. Carlos' ability to "stop the world" was accompanied by a _______ sensation at the top of his head.

2. La Gorda was finally saved when ______ found her and took her in to his carpentry shop. There she started doing laundry.

3. When ______ arrives at the house, she first appears to be in her fifties to Carlos, and she can barely walk.

4. In order for Soledad to be complete she must get her missing piece back from ______, which will be difficult because he is a sorcerer.

5. La Gorda enters Carlos' car in a bizarre way as if it were a/an ______ reminding Carlos of Don Juan.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the strict orders that La Gorda is under in relation to the location of the Sorcerers when she is helping Carlos?

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

4. What happened when La Gorda got pregnant when she was younger and having a troubled life?

5. What happens when Carlos wakes up in the bed that the Nagual has ordered Carlos to sleep in?

6. What happens when a woman menstruates in order to increase their power in the world?

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

8. What is on the forehead of Dona Soledad and the arm of Rosa when Carlos finds them huddled against the wall in pain?

9. What happens when Carlos tries to escape Dona Soledad after learning that she is the one who is to teach him instead of Don Juan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carlos realizes that the allies he has are real and they are not the hallucinations he feared they were.

Part 1: Why do you think Carlos suddenly understands that his allies are real?

Part 2: What is the purpose of the allies in the spiritual work that Carlos does?

Part 3: Do you feel you have allies in the world? Who or what are they?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of being impeccable seems to be the lesson of importance in the book, with Carlos needing to find out more about having this trait for himself.

Part 1: Why do you think being impeccable is a valuable tool?

Part 2: In what ways might you be considered to be impeccable? Or are you not impeccable at all?

Part 3: How might your life change if you were to be more impeccable?

Essay Topic 3

Within this book are many situations in which nature begins to give out omens to the sorcerers and the shamans.

Part 1: Do you believe that omens are real? Why or why not?

Part 2: What do you think omens teach a person about their lives? About themselves? What were some of the lessons the omens taught in this story?

Part 3: What might happen if you were to make decisions in your life based solely on the omens you see?

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