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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Don Juan tells Castaneda it is important that Castaneda not __________ him.
(a) Listen to
(b) Ignore
(c) Fight
(d) Agree with

2. Castaneda believes his father was __________ because he never carried through any plan.
(a) Unloving
(b) Weak
(c) Abusive
(d) Terrible

3. Castaneda admits he is afraid of thinking about __________.
(a) Peace
(b) Death
(c) His family
(d) Life

4. Who once promised to take Castaneda swimming every day at 6:00 AM, but never did?
(a) His father
(b) His uncle
(c) His mother
(d) His brother

5. What kind of song does Don Juan begin to hum as he talks about the idea that one of them must change?
(a) Spanish
(b) Christmas
(c) Salsa
(d) Mexican

6. Don Juan orders Castaneda to go talk to some ____________ in a loud and clear voice.
(a) Lizards
(b) Plants
(c) Winds
(d) Animals

7. Castaneda says that even if he appears to be ____________, he still wants to learn from Don Juan.
(a) White
(b) Careless
(c) Stupid
(d) All knowing

8. Don Juan states that when one has no personal history, no _____________ are needed anymore.
(a) Excuses
(b) People
(c) Explanations
(d) Plants

9. Castaneda wants to know what Don Juan has ___________ to him since no one else knew about that bird.
(a) Proven
(b) Done
(c) Brought
(d) Shown

10. Don Juan says that Castaneda is too __________ and should start to erase himself.
(a) Visible
(b) Real
(c) Honest
(d) Young

11. Castaneda reminds Don Juan he is willing to __________, which means he can ask anything he wants.
(a) Leave
(b) Die
(c) Give him a cut of the book profits
(d) Pay

12. Don Juan tells Castaneda to ____________ if it will put him at ease after his experience with the plant medicine.
(a) Cry
(b) Nap
(c) Shower
(d) Take notes

13. Don Juan tells Castaneda that ____________ is our constant companion.
(a) Plant life
(b) Life
(c) The bird message
(d) Death

14. What does Castaneda complain about, though Don Juan tells him they are not important?
(a) Red spots
(b) Voices in his head
(c) Hunger pangs
(d) Weird dreams

15. Don Juan tells Castaneda to lie between two _______ and to cover himself with branches.
(a) Cacti
(b) Trees
(c) Bushes
(d) Rocks

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Don Juan built around himself in an effort to prevent others from knowing what he is or what he does?

2. Don Juan feels the difference between him and Castaneda is that Castaneda feels he is ____________.

3. What does Don Juan begin to teach Castaneda to make as they are out with the animals in the morning?

4. What kind of student is Carlos Castaneda when he goes to meet with Don Juan?

5. While Don Juan calls Castaneda's body stupid and young, he corrects the term stupid and replaces it with __________.

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