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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. How should one's fingers be curled as one walks, according to Don Juan as he speaks to Castaneda?
(a) Tightly
(b) Loudly
(c) Gently
(d) Quietly

2. When a rock crashes down a hill nearby, Don Juan tells Castaneda that it is an _____________
(a) Argument
(b) Inititation
(c) Omen
(d) Agreement

3. When Don Juan takes Castaneda on a hike, he tells him that plants can _______.
(a) Feel
(b) Kill
(c) Escape
(d) Attack

4. Don Juan impresses Castaneda with his knowledge of the life habits of _____________.
(a) Quail
(b) Snakes
(c) Plants
(d) Hawks

5. Don Juan lets Castaneda know that he has no ____________, which confuses Castaneda.
(a) Family
(b) Memory
(c) Desire
(d) Personal history

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan believes the _____________ is looking for Castaneda.

2. What does Don Juan give to Castaneda to eat when he is sitting in the sunlight?

3. The friend of Castaneda who put him in touch with Don Juan thinks the Indian is _________.

4. How many months of extra research does Castaneda do in preparation for his work with Don Juan?

5. What does Castaneda complain about, though Don Juan tells him they are not important?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan tell Castaneda to never do while he is walking?

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

3. Why is Carlos Castaneda seeking the lessons of Don Juan in this book?

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

5. What does Castaneda think of the way that Don Juan lives?

6. Who is the funny bird that Don Juan wants Castaneda to remember from his youth?

7. When Castaneda goes to visit Don Juan in December of 1960, what question does he ask Don Juan upon his arrival?

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

9. Don Juan says it is not enough to know how to make or to set traps. What does one have to do in order to change?

10. What is Castaneda's response to Don Juan's question about why he was lying when they first met.

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