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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. Castaneda does not agree with his friend because Don Juan demonstrates an ability to _________ him too accurately.
(a) Reveal secrets to
(b) Hurt
(c) Lie to
(d) Read

2. When Castaneda says he will pay Don Juan for his services, Don Juan answers, "Pay me for my time with your _______."
(a) Time
(b) Life
(c) Book
(d) Soul

3. What does Don Juan give to Castaneda when he begins to drink his water, saying it will quench his thirst?
(a) Powder
(b) Gum
(c) Leaves
(d) Peyote

4. Castaneda says that even if he appears to be ____________, he still wants to learn from Don Juan.
(a) All knowing
(b) Stupid
(c) White
(d) Careless

5. When the two men meet again, Don Juan points out that Castaneda has not ____________.
(a) Told the truth
(b) Changed
(c) Studied
(d) Learned

Short Answer Questions

1. Don Juan is acting in a crazy manner because he tells Castaneda that he always worries about __________, even if he is not hungry.

2. Don Juan says that Castaneda is like prey that is ___________ to predict.

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

4. Don Juan calls Castaneda a fool because this could be his last _______________.

5. Castaneda contends that being __________ does not involve hiding or secrecy but inaccessibility.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Don Juan do when he sees that Castaneda is not standing in a good spot?

4. Don Juan says that some people live happily because of one thing - what is this one state of mind?

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

6. What is Don Juan's assessment of Castaneda's feelings about himself and how they will affect his learning?

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 tell Castaneda to never do while he is walking?

9. What is the point of the loud siren sounds that Don Juan begins to make at Castaneda?

10. What is the benefit of Castaneda paying Don Juan for his services and for his lessons?

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