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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lucio's friends think that Carlos was?
(a) A crazy man, as he had consumed peyote.
(b) A tequila salesman.
(c) All of these.
(d) An American spy.

2. What does don Juan say that Carlos lacks?
(a) Peace.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) One-ness with the universe.
(d) A true understanding of the world around him.

3. What did Mescalito teach Eligio?
(a) A song.
(b) All of these.
(c) A dance.
(d) A chant.

4. What was it that made don Juan laugh?
(a) All of these.
(b) He was unable to eat his soup.
(c) Carlos was using a twig to get vegetables into his mouth.
(d) He did a funny dance.

5. How many peyote buttons did Eligio chew?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

6. When was Carlos closest to 'seeing'?
(a) All of these.
(b) When Carlos saw him at the waterfall.
(c) When don Genaro sat on his head.
(d) When he had tested his strength at the waterfall.

7. What did don Juan do at the time of his son's death?
(a) He convinced his allies to help his son.
(b) He tried to heal his son.
(c) He allowed Mescalito to teach him a lesson.
(d) Shifted his perspective so he "saw" the death, instead of looked at it.

8. What animal did don Juan compare to Lucio?
(a) A jellyfish.
(b) An amoeba.
(c) A worm.
(d) None of these.

9. What did Carlos fear when he came to Mexico?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) All of these.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) Hepatitis A.

10. How does the smoke aid the apprentice in dealing with the guardian?
(a) It calms the apprentice.
(b) None of these.
(c) It helps in aiding to 'see' it.
(d) It speeds you up/slows it down.

11. How did don Elias appear to act?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) None of these.

12. What was the thing that really prevented Carlos from the mixture?
(a) He wanted to still be able to write.
(b) All of these.
(c) He was afraid of losing his mind.
(d) He didn't want to lose his clarity.

13. What had Carlos decided to do?
(a) Argue about seeing.
(b) None of these.
(c) Return to his apprenticeship.
(d) Smoke the mixture.

14. What was bothering Carlos in the car?
(a) He was hungry.
(b) The heat.
(c) The sun on the back of his neck.
(d) All of these.

15. What surprised Carlos in regard to don Genaro?
(a) He never missed his footing.
(b) He was nimble.
(c) All of these.
(d) He was so agile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carlos notice about the shoeshine boys' scavenging abilities?

2. Why can't Carlos understand about controlled folly?

3. What did Carlos see?

4. What did don Juan beat Carlos to?

5. How did Carlos look different?

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