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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. Castaneda says that even if he appears to be ____________, he still wants to learn from Don Juan.
(a) White
(b) Careless
(c) Stupid
(d) All knowing

2. Castaneda does not agree with his friend because Don Juan demonstrates an ability to _________ him too accurately.
(a) Lie to
(b) Reveal secrets to
(c) Read
(d) Hurt

3. When Castaneda says he will pay Don Juan for his services, Don Juan answers, "Pay me for my time with your _______."
(a) Book
(b) Soul
(c) Life
(d) Time

4. What does Don Juan do when he tells Castaneda that he is always angry and righteous?
(a) Fading
(b) Sobbing
(c) Dancing
(d) Laughing

5. What time did the relative of Castaneda finally get up each day, causing him to never go swimming?
(a) 10:00 AM
(b) 12:00 PM
(c) 1:00 PM
(d) 7:00 AM

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan says that Castaneda is like prey that is ___________ to predict.

2. What causes Castaneda to study for a longer period of time before working with Don Juan?

3. The friend of Castaneda who put him in touch with Don Juan thinks the Indian is _________.

4. What did Castaneda want to be, but never saw fully realized in his life?

5. Don Juan tells Castaneda that one can stop ______________ at the drop of a hat.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of the loud siren sounds that Don Juan begins to make at Castaneda?

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

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

4. How does one find the proper place to rest, according to the lessons of Don Juan?

5. Don Juan shares something about the crow cawing, something that surprised it about its cawing - what surprised him?

6. What does Don Juan have to say about the process of learning about peyote?

7. What is Don Juan's response to Castaneda's attempts to try to fill in a genealogy chart for Don Juan?

8. What does Don Juan say the wind's identity truly is, rather than just being a part of nature's actions?

9. Why is Carlos Castaneda seeking the lessons of Don Juan in this book?

10. How does Don Juan respond to the statement by Castaneda that he is a Yaqui Indian and he cannot deny that?

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