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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 does Matus and Castaneda do before consuming a button of peyote?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry out.
(c) Dance.
(d) Ask permission.

2. What is Castaneda studying at the University of California, Los Angeles?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Anthropology.

3. Matus begins teaching Castaneda about Datura's ________ where real learning begins.
(a) First test.
(b) Secret recipe.
(c) Second portion.
(d) Third movement.

4. Breaking or losing a pipe will mean ___________ for the person who causes harm.
(a) Punishment
(b) Nothing
(c) Banishment
(d) Death

5. Matus announces that he has _________ in order to find out Castaneda's intentions.
(a) Smoked.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Tested.
(d) Sang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matus says that one should approach knowledge as one approaches __________.

2. What is Castaneda warned not to do when they are down by the creek?

3. What does Castaneda receive in order to mash and to soak it overnight?

4. What approaches Castaneda as he is sweeping the ground with his pinpoint vision?

5. How many mescalitos must Castaneda receive from someone else other than Matus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Two years after accepting an apprentice, what does Matus prepare to do with Castaneda?

2. What does Matus not like about Jimson Weed, the next plant that Castaneda and he explore together?

3. Which spot is the spot that Castaneda feels most comfortable and happy?

4. What area does Castaneda mark with his jacket?

5. Describe the appearance of the two lizards that Matus shows to Castaneda.

6. What does Castaneda focus on the Indians' pre-contact use of, as illustrated by his experiences in this book?

7. What happens when Castaneda's guide and helper arranges a meeting between Castaneda and Matus?

8. What are the four 'heads' of Jimson Weed, or Devil's Weed?

9. Why do people keep Mescalito in a bag fastened around their arm or neck?

10. What are the differences between the male and the female Jimson Weed plants?

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