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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gives Castaneda the strength to run back to the group and to embrace them on his last night?
(a) The light.
(b) The water.
(c) A song.
(d) The lizard.

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

4. Why does Castaneda feel embarrassed on the second night of the peyote ceremony?
(a) He is violently ill.
(b) He doesn't feel anything.
(c) He does not have a song.
(d) He can't move.

5. What does Matus diagnose as being the problem with Castaneda?
(a) Loss of ally.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Loss of soul.
(d) There is no problem.

6. Two days after Castaneda's lizard ceremony, what does he report to Matus?
(a) He feels he is going crazy.
(b) He doesn't know the next step.
(c) He is leaving him forever.
(d) He cannot find the lizards.

7. Where does Castaneda absentmindedly spread the paste?
(a) Forehead.
(b) Knee.
(c) Wrist.
(d) Shoulder.

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

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

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

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

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

13. When Castaneda realizes it is time to land, he floats down like a ____________.
(a) Fog.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Feather.
(d) Bird.

14. What kind of song does Mescalito teach to Castaneda on the third night?
(a) French.
(b) Brazilian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Spanish.

15. What is the name for the four day peyote ceremony that Castaneda does with Matus' help?
(a) Peyoti.
(b) Mitote.
(c) Peyotee.
(d) Petote.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ is not moody or petty, so the order of collection is unimportant, but the mixture must be exact.

2. The worlds of ______ and men overlap, but a crack opens and closes between them.

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

4. Matus dismisses Castaneda's idea that he has reached a ____________.

5. The _________ is like a woman, flatters men, setting traps, and making him rub the paste on his forehead.

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