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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Castaneda believes Matus is trying to create doubt in his mind about his ____________.
(a) Growth.
(b) Identity.
(c) Direction.
(d) Visions.

2. What does Castaneda feel like doing when he goes to where his plant is?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Writing.
(d) Dancing.

3. Whatever the song Castaneda has learned is for the _____________ to clarify.
(a) Protector.
(b) Book.
(c) Pipe.
(d) Benefactor.

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

5. What does Matus do in order to soothe Castaneda?
(a) Puts a wet washcloth on his forehead.
(b) Rubs his hand.
(c) Feeds him.
(d) Sings a Spanish lullaby.

6. The _________ is like a woman, flatters men, setting traps, and making him rub the paste on his forehead.
(a) Weed.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Wind.
(d) Lizard.

7. To whom can Castaneda sing songs in order to keep himself company?
(a) Himself.
(b) Mescalito.
(c) Matus.
(d) No one.

8. What happens if the blind lizard does not return to Castaneda?
(a) He lacks a guide and must stop forever.
(b) He has to kill Matus.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He must find a new ally

9. Matus says that people agree on birds flying because it is ________ behavior for them.
(a) Bird.
(b) Expected.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Simple.

10. What has Castaneda become more familiar with at every meeting?
(a) Secret plant names.
(b) Smoke mixture.
(c) Matus' pipe.
(d) Songs and chants.

11. After seeing flashes of ________, Castaneda sees a fast barrage of images.
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

12. Where is Castaneda hiding when Matus hands him his clothes?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Porch.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Bedroom.

13. Matus dismisses Castaneda's idea that he has reached a ____________.
(a) Dangerous threshold.
(b) Boiling point.
(c) New level of consciousness.
(d) Tolerance.

14. ___________ at wake up time convinces Matus that the weed likes Castaneda.
(a) Fog.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) Rain.
(d) Good weather.

15. Castaneda believes he has succumbed to the first enemy of man of ____________.
(a) Shame.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Castaneda must learn to ___________ like a crow, which is difficult, but not painful.

2. Matus does not want a description of Castaneda's experience because he has not traveled anywhere or ______________.

3. What does Castaneda realize he has forgotten after spending 90 minutes searching for the lizards?

4. Where is the gray jelly left hanging from over the course of two days while the second portion is prepared?

5. Matus says that the smoke is ______ that the smoker must be strong.

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