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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens if the muted lizard does not return to Castaneda?
(a) He has failed.
(b) He is not the chosen one.
(c) He must give up sorcery.
(d) He must find a new teacher.

2. What does Castaneda circle in order to determine its position?
(a) Pole.
(b) Matus.
(c) Tent.
(d) Porch.

3. Matus does not want a description of Castaneda's experience because he has not traveled anywhere or ______________.
(a) Flown.
(b) Done anything special.
(c) Learned a lesson.
(d) Gotten into anything.

4. Crows see one another as _____ rather than seeing each other as black.
(a) Light.
(b) Purple.
(c) Green.
(d) Silvery.

5. What does Castaneda do when he finally sees the real Matus before him?
(a) Falls asleep.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Kisses his hand.
(d) Cries.

6. What is the young man who Castaneda sees hurrying carrying in his arms?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Plants.
(c) Bottles.
(d) Stack of papers.

7. Castaneda is profoundly distressed for hours, a common occurrence among those who lack _____________.
(a) Allies.
(b) A benefactor.
(c) Unbending intent.
(d) Honesty.

8. The smoke, says Matus, deals in ________ while the weed flatters and makes one feel good.
(a) Darkness.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Noble power.
(d) Real truth.

9. Castaneda is having troubles letting go of shallow states of non-ordinary ____________.
(a) Consciousness.
(b) Movements.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Reality.

10. Castaneda's vision tells him to return where to think about his plan to escape?
(a) Porch.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Canyon.
(d) Truck.

11. What does Castaneda realize he has forgotten after spending 90 minutes searching for the lizards?
(a) He has to smoke first.
(b) He has to speak to them first.
(c) He has to offer them a hair.
(d) He has to leave the ceremony early.

12. Matus remarks that Castaneda falls asleep too soon to ____________.
(a) Be serious about his intentions.
(b) Do any real work.
(c) Follow instructions.
(d) Be able to go on.

13. It is clear Mescalito approves of Castaneda because he appears to Castaneda __________ times.
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. Matus says that those who experiment with smoke without a guide will ____________.
(a) Be punished.
(b) Be condemned to bad luck.
(c) Die.
(d) Be tested harshly.

15. Matus urges Castaneda to learn more about ________ power before smoking again.
(a) Mescalito's.
(b) Datura's.
(c) The desert's.
(d) The lizard's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secretes digestive acids that want to dissolve Castaneda?

2. What would have happened to Castaneda had he moved from his beneficial spot on the porch?

3. Matus begins to talk about smoke as an ___________ during his third year with Castaneda.

4. What can Castaneda do in order to fight the person who took away his soul?

5. What kind of animal has Castaneda's head turned into?

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