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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Don Juan demand when he and Castaneda arrive at the desired location out of town?
(a) Singing
(b) Money
(c) Blood
(d) Silence

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

3. Don Juan tells Castaneda that this mood he tends to lapse into is like a _____________.
(a) Trap door
(b) Bird in flight
(c) Tree
(d) Bottomless ocean

4. Where does Don Juan go as the men are talking to each other around the gathering place?
(a) Tree
(b) Boulder
(c) Building
(d) Car

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

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

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

8. Personal power is a ____________, or a mood, according to Don Juan, even though Castaneda does not understand this.
(a) Pressure
(b) Color
(c) Truth
(d) Feeling

9. Don Juan tricked Castaneda into confronting her for the purpose of finding Castaneda a ______________.
(a) Worthy opponent
(b) Wife
(c) Power animal
(d) New teacher

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

11. If Castaneda is not able to hunt for power, Don Juan says that he will be free to be _____________, but Don Juan will continue to be his friend.
(a) Stupid
(b) A plant scholar
(c) A student
(d) A writer

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

13. What are Don Juan and Castaneda going to search for when they drive off to the mountains?
(a) Plants
(b) Power
(c) Falcons
(d) Quail

14. Don Juan says there is no set plan, but they must be in a state of constant ___________.
(a) Peace
(b) Happiness
(c) Fear
(d) Readiness

15. What kinds of motions does Don Genaro make on the floor which seem to defy nature?
(a) Swimming
(b) Flying
(c) Dancing
(d) Carving

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don Juan give to Castaneda to help him stay warm during the night, even though he has no blanket?

2. Don Juan admits he has seen his own death watching him and has danced to it as though he was __________.

3. Don Juan yells at Castaneda who feels strange, as though something is about to ____________.

4. Each person is born with a _________ of power and each is linked to everyone else's.

5. A warrior acts as is if he has a ___________, trusting his personal power, according to Don Juan.

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