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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Castaneda shoot the revered bird when it was in his line of sight?
(a) Yes, but it was only injured
(b) Yes
(c) No
(d) It's not clear

2. How many animals do Don Juan and Castaneda catch by the end of the day?
(a) 5
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

3. What does Castaneda pull out that he wants to fill in with Don Juan while he is with him?
(a) Medical record
(b) Genealogy chart
(c) Progress notes
(d) Photo album

4. According to Don Juan, the key to becoming a hunter is to want to ____________.
(a) Track someone else
(b) Kill
(c) Hunt
(d) Change

5. When Castaneda asks Don Juan if he is being serious, Don Juan responds that he is being ______________.
(a) Helpful
(b) Silly
(c) Guarded
(d) Deadly serious

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the animals do Don Juan and Castaneda keep for themselves for eating?

2. Some people live happily, according to Don Juan, because they understand that life can _____________.

3. Castaneda's problem, according to Don Juan, is that he compulsively _________ everything to everyone.

4. Don Juan tells Castaneda that ____________ are not enough to learn about peyote.

5. Castaneda says that even if he appears to be ____________, he still wants to learn from Don Juan.

Short Essay Questions

1. The idea that Castaneda seems to be a 'chosen man' perplexes Don Juan, but what does it mean Don Juan needs to do?

2. What does Don Juan do when the percolator makes a loud noise in response to something Don Juan says?

3. How does one find the proper place to rest, according to the lessons of Don Juan?

4. What does Don Juan point out about the water rats they observe the entire morning?

5. What must Castaneda do in order to become accessible to power, according to Don Juan?

6. What does Don Juan do with the five quails that the two men capture during the day?

7. How does Don Juan respond to the statement by Castaneda that he is a Yaqui Indian and he cannot deny that?

8. What is Don Juan's response to Castaneda's attempts to try to fill in a genealogy chart for Don Juan?

9. What must Castaneda learn in order to know where to place the traps he is going to make?

10. When the wind makes itself known to the men, what is the only way it seems to be able to die down?

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