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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Don Juan says that the storing of _________ is a personal thing that he cannot define or explain.
(a) Courage
(b) Energy
(c) Will
(d) Power

2. What is the name of the person that Castaneda stays with when Don Juan goes off to do an errand?
(a) Don Guero
(b) Blas
(c) Don Genaro
(d) Don Catalina

3. Don Juan says the Castaneda reminds him of himself - he did not want to be a _____________ either.
(a) Warrior
(b) Indian
(c) Stupid man
(d) Student

4. Castaneda tells the creature that they are there to ______________ the world
(a) End
(b) Stop
(c) Heal
(d) Uncover

5. What does Don Juan want Castaneda to move his eyes back and forth along?
(a) The bank of fog
(b) The ground
(c) The mountains
(d) The stars

6. Don Juan uses a rock to show the idea of not-doing. "To look at it is ___________ but to see is __________."
(a) Not-doing; doing
(b) Nothing; something
(c) Doing; not-doing
(d) Something; nothing

7. Don Genaro tells Castaneda of his encounter tackling his __________, a long time ago, it seems.
(a) Plant
(b) Ally
(c) Fears
(d) Peyote

8. Castaneda learns how to do a dance that thumps like a __________ from Don Juan in the evening.
(a) Horse
(b) Beaver
(c) Rabbit
(d) Duck

9. Don Juan warns Castaneda not to turn around after embracing the Indians because they are ________________.
(a) Then shadows
(b) Lost nothings
(c) Evil plants
(d) Now shadows

10. Where do the four Indians and Castaneda gather around when they meet up in the border town?
(a) Fire
(b) Store
(c) Bar
(d) Corral

11. What does Don Genaro do with the string and his hat which amazes Castaneda?
(a) Starts the car
(b) Makes a meal
(c) Finds water
(d) Makes a kite

12. Castaneda's attempts to stop _________ with Don Genaro were disastrous, according to Castaneda.
(a) The peyote spirit
(b) The world
(c) The evil
(d) The water

13. Castaneda is learning to make traps in order to catch an animal who can provide him with ______________.
(a) Power food
(b) Answers
(c) Skin
(d) Hallucinogenic experiences

14. Don Juan tells Castaneda that the rocks around him are not rocks, but rather they are _________ that hold him suspended.
(a) Strings
(b) Spirits
(c) Webs
(d) Glue

15. Don Juan had planned to __________ Castaneda in the space for a night, but he does not have the power, according to Don Juan.
(a) Sit with
(b) Bury
(c) Drug
(d) Leave

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of motions does Don Genaro make on the floor which seem to defy nature?

2. When Don Juan and Castaneda are together again, Castaneda inquires as to whether death is a ____________.

3. Needing explanations is like a ___________ to Castaneda, according to Don Juan's observations.

4. What does Don Juan tell Castaneda to use in order to relieve his muscles?

5. Don Juan says there is no set plan, but they must be in a state of constant ___________.

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