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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal has Castaneda's head turned into?

2. Castaneda is having troubles letting go of shallow states of non-ordinary ____________.

3. Matus says that since _______ tests Castaneda all the time, it is only fair to test her again too.

4. Crows see one another as _____ rather than seeing each other as black.

5. What does Castaneda do when he walks out into the field of peyote on the last night of the ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matus provide for Castaneda as they read themselves to test Devil's Weed again?

2. What does Matus diagnose as Castaneda continues to feel shallow states of non-ordinary reality?

3. What does Castaneda see when he wakes up beside his plant?

4. Describe how Castaneda feels after smoking the mixture in Matus' pipe.

5. Why does Matus laugh at Castaneda as he tries to meet with his ally again?

6. What does Castaneda do when he realizes the figure walking out of the house is not his mentor?

7. Describe what happens to Castaneda on the first night of his peyote ceremony.

8. What ingredient is missing from the recipe that Matus learned from his benefactor?

9. What does Castaneda recall after already spending 90 minutes looking for lizards?

10. Why must the mixture previously collected and entrusted to Castaneda be used as soon as possible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sewing of the lizards is a harsh scene in the book.

Part 1: Describe the sewing of the lizards and why this is done in the story.

Part 2: Wouldn't this harming of the animals be hurting nature and somehow not being grateful to it? Isn't this in direct opposition to the way Matus treats the rest of the gifts of nature?

Part 3: What was your reaction to the images of the lizards? Did you believe this to actually have happened?

Essay Topic 2

In the world around them, Matus and Castaneda become aware of signs and signals that tell them whether or not they are on the right path.

Part 1: Cite three examples of signs Matus and Castaneda see in the world around them. What do they mean?

Part 2: Why do you think Matus trusts nature so much to tell him what he needs to know?

Part 3: In what ways do people today look to nature to help them make decisions about their lives?

Essay Topic 3

A skeptic might have troubles believing the events which take place in this book, according to Castaneda's notes.

Part 1: Describe one peyote experience of Castaneda's.

Part 2: Do you think these events Castaneda documented actually happened? Why or why not?

Part 3: In what ways do you think Castaneda could have made his descriptions more convincing? Or is what he wrote enough?

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