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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. This chapter begins on Friday, June 23, 1961 after a year of sidestepping the topic of ____________.
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Jimson Weed.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Peyote.

2. What has happened to Matus that has caused him to not be on his porch one day?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Dislocated ankle.
(c) Overdose.
(d) Upset stomach.

3. What does Diablero mean, as Matus defines it in the course of the story?
(a) Shape shifter.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Plant guide.
(d) Dog ally.

4. Who caused Matus the trauma as she tried to kill him?
(a) La Traviata.
(b) La Rosita.
(c) La Catalina.
(d) La Mancha.

5. Who is Matus' benefactor's ally, as introduced to Castaneda in this chapter?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Jimson Weed.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is made of equal portions of Datura seeds and the weevils that live off of them?

2. What changes when Castaneda moves to a particular spot on the porch?

3. How many times do Castaneda and Matus repeat the cycle of taking peyote before Castaneda throws up?

4. In what state does Matus reside, as Castaneda arrives there on August 4, 1961?

5. Matus announces that he has _________ in order to find out Castaneda's intentions.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the question Castaneda asks of the lizards as he was instructed not to ask anything personal the first time?

2. Why does Matus grow angry with Castaneda after his experience?

3. Though Castaneda and Matus are not able to work together all the time, what does this provide to Castaneda?

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

5. Once someone knows Mescalito well, what does 'he' appear as?

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

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

8. What does Castaneda begin to experience by the sixth cycle of taking dry buttons?

9. Why does Carlos Castaneda want to work with Don Juan Matus?

10. What will happen if Castaneda does not receive his first 7 mescalitos from someone other than Matus?

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