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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. A creature that is impossible to track is something that happens ______________.
(a) Every day
(b) In another realm
(c) Once in a lifetime
(d) Only to bad hunters

2. Don Juan tells Castaneda that if they had kept more of the animals, the shrubs and the other animals would have united to __________.
(a) Kill them
(b) Stop them
(c) Hide them
(d) Warn them

3. Don Juan says that he will teach Castaneda to be a ___________, though that might not make him one.
(a) Teacher of others
(b) Sorcerer
(c) Warrior
(d) Medicine man

4. Some people live happily, according to Don Juan, because they understand that life can _____________.
(a) End suddenly
(b) Be unpredictable
(c) Be joyful
(d) Be longer than they thought

5. Don Juan says that Castaneda is like prey that is ___________ to predict.
(a) Confusing
(b) Easy
(c) Hard
(d) Eager

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Castaneda shoot the revered bird when it was in his line of sight?

2. What animals are Don Juan and Castaneda studying in order to learn their habits?

3. Don Juan tells Castaneda he is too __________ and takes himself too seriously.

4. For Castaneda to find the proper place, he will need to learn to _______________.

5. What does Castaneda want to bring with him when he sees Don Juan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Don Juan says that some people live happily because of one thing - what is this one state of mind?

2. What does Don Juan do when the percolator makes a loud noise in response to something Don Juan says?

3. What does Castaneda think of the way that Don Juan lives?

4. When the wind makes itself known to the men, what is the only way it seems to be able to die down?

5. What does Don Juan say is the reason why Castaneda is not quenched by walking with his fingers curled or of the leaves?

6. What is Don Juan's explanation for the look he gave Castaneda when he first met him?

7. What is Don Juan's assessment of Castaneda's feelings about himself and how they will affect his learning?

8. What does Don Juan reveal to be the true identity of the dog that Castaneda saw during his peyote experience?

9. Don Juan says it is not enough to know how to make or to set traps. What does one have to do in order to change?

10. What does Don Juan instruct Castaneda to do when they are hiking and Castaneda just wants to rest?

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