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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. What did don Juan and Carlos eat?
(a) Pork.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Beef.

2. Why couldn't Lucio take peyote for a motorcycle?
(a) None of these.
(b) Mescalito would reject him.
(c) Mescalito would kill him under such conditions.
(d) Mescalito would hurt him.

3. Who was not an apprentice of Genaro's?
(a) I don't know.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Pablito.
(d) Don Juan.

4. How did don Genaro jump?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) He loosed his tentacles.
(c) Both of these.
(d) He attached his fibers to different rocks.

5. What was don Juan's intention?
(a) To bring enlightenment to Lucio.
(b) None of these.
(c) To convince Lucio's friends that peyote was a sane, and wondrous experience.
(d) To encourage Lucio to do peyote and find his way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the men agree the tequila was made?

2. What did Carlos fear when he came to Mexico?

3. Where did don Genaro take the group to?

4. What does a man look like when a person can actually 'see' him?

5. It is not possible to bewitch someone to invoke ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did don Genaro repeat the sitting on his head feat so frequently?

2. What about Castaneda's behavior did don Genaro find amusing and why?

3. What differences does don Juan offer between his protectors and the ones created by the Catholic faith?

4. What about don Juan's explanation had made Carlos feel uncomfortable?

5. How must someone approach Mescalito?

6. Why couldn't Carlos articulate what he wanted to after his experience?

7. Why did Carlos leave his apprenticeship with don Juan?

8. How can everything in life be controlled folly?

9. Why, according to don Juan, can a blind man not truly laugh?

10. What was the only important thing, according to don Juan, about Carlos' experience?

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