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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. What is the animal Castaneda interacted with when he was under the influence of the peyote?

2. Castaneda checks with Don Juan to make sure he is not interrupting his ____________.

3. Don Juan explains that _____________ is what makes a creature magical.

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

5. What does Don Juan begin to teach Castaneda to make as they are out with the animals in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan do with the five quails that the two men capture during the day?

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

3. What is the lesson of this chapter for Castaneda, according to Don Juan?

4. Why does Castaneda think Don Juan is crazy, like his friend seems to believe?

5. When Castaneda goes to visit Don Juan in December of 1960, what question does he ask Don Juan upon his arrival?

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

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

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

9. What is Castaneda's response to Don Juan's question about why he was lying when they first met.

10. What must Castaneda do in order to become accessible to power, according to Don Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Don Juan is insistent that Castaneda must not want change because he doesn't seem to be changing much between their meetings.

Part 1: Why is it important to Don Juan that he see change in Castaneda?

Part 2: Do you think Castaneda really wants to change himself? Why or why not?

Part 3: Can a person avoid changing? Why or why not? Isn't change just a natural process that doesn't need to be instigated? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The encounter with the coyote is one that is shocking and thrilling to the reader and to Castaneda in his retelling, it seems.

Part 1: Why was Castaneda sent out to go alone to the mountains until his body tells him to quit?

Part 2: Why is the coyote an important figure or image for Castaneda to see?

Part 3: Is the coyote real or is it a hallucination? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Between Don Juan and Castaneda is a trust that seems to allow their work to be successful, even when it doesn't appear to do anything.

Part 1: Why do you think Castaneda trusts Don Juan during these lessons?

Part 2: What might happen if Castaneda didn't trust Don Juan or vice versa?

Part 3: Why is trust so important to have between these two men as they work together?

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