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

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

3. Each person is born with a _________ of power and each is linked to everyone else's.
(a) String
(b) Word
(c) Glass
(d) Ring

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

5. What does Castaneda see that makes him realize that he is just the same as this item?
(a) Car
(b) Beetle
(c) Fog
(d) Kite

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

7. A warrior acts as is if he has a ___________, trusting his personal power, according to Don Juan.
(a) Direction
(b) Plan
(c) Secret
(d) Weapon

8. When Don Juan tells Castaneda to act normal, he instructs him to __________.
(a) Sing
(b) Write
(c) Dance
(d) Sleep

9. As Castaneda's benefactor, it is up to Don Juan to take him to ___________.
(a) His answers
(b) His darkness
(c) His power
(d) The brink

10. What does Castaneda describe as - its eyes are friendly and clear - so he is not afraid of it?
(a) Horse
(b) Coyote
(c) Bear
(d) Snake

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

12. Don Juan admits he has seen his own death watching him and has danced to it as though he was __________.
(a) Death
(b) Dying
(c) Crazy
(d) Peyote

13. The place of power is not a ___________, so there are no bones buried there as Castaneda guesses might be.
(a) Cemetery
(b) Ritual space
(c) Temple
(d) Home

14. Don Juan reminds Castaneda of the time he mentally jammed his ___________ so that he could not use it.
(a) Car
(b) Pen
(c) Radio
(d) Phone

15. As Castaneda looks at the horizon, he begins to see the _______ of the world that Don Juan and Don Genaro talk about.
(a) Mysteries
(b) Answers
(c) Lines
(d) Colors

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Genaro tells Castaneda of his encounter tackling his __________, a long time ago, it seems.

2. Don Juan warns Castaneda not to turn around after embracing the Indians because they are ________________.

3. What kind of bed does Don Juan prepare for Castaneda when they are trying to prevent illness in Castaneda?

4. What is the outfit Castaneda sees Don Juan wear when he reemerges from his hiding place?

5. What does Don Juan demand when he and Castaneda arrive at the desired location out of town?

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