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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 concedes he is considered ________________, even though he never lies.
(a) Evil
(b) Loyal
(c) Unreliable
(d) Untruthful

2. Castaneda concedes that Don Juan does not ____________ anything of him.
(a) Ask
(b) Question
(c) Refuse
(d) Demand

3. Castaneda admits he is afraid of thinking about __________.
(a) His family
(b) Death
(c) Life
(d) Peace

4. What did Don Juan save Castaneda from when he drags him away after charging at him?
(a) Wrong spot
(b) Dog
(c) Wind spirit
(d) Snake omen

5. What did Castaneda want to be, but never saw fully realized in his life?
(a) Musician
(b) Priest
(c) Movie star
(d) Artist

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Castaneda continue to bring up, even though Don Juan never seems to answer him?

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

4. If Castaneda wants to learn about plants, according to Don Juan, he must change his __________.

5. While Don Juan calls Castaneda's body stupid and young, he corrects the term stupid and replaces it with __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the funny bird that Don Juan wants Castaneda to remember from his youth?

3. What would have happened if Don Juan had kept all of the quails they had captured?

4. What did Castaneda's father promise to do when he was young, though he never followed through on this promise?

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

6. What does Don Juan want Castaneda to see in his eyes when he commands him to look at him?

7. Why doesn't Castaneda feel well at the beginning of this chapter?

8. What is Castaneda's mistake in not becoming an artist as he wanted to be, according to Don Juan?

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

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

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