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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. What does Don Juan do to indicate that lunch time is over, confusing Castaneda?
(a) Siren sound
(b) Yells loudly
(c) Pulls Castaneda's food away
(d) A mess of the table

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) Soul
(c) Life
(d) Book

3. Don Juan is insistent that the only thing needed is _________ instead of talk.
(a) Action
(b) Pictures
(c) Explanation
(d) Medicine

4. When Don Juan tells Castaneda to look into his eyes, what does Castaneda report that he feels when he does?
(a) Angry
(b) Embarrassed
(c) Happy
(d) Bored

5. Castaneda checks with Don Juan to make sure he is not interrupting his ____________.
(a) Routine
(b) Birthday
(c) Meal
(d) Home

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the animal do with Don Juan which makes Castaneda not believe his story?

2. Which appliance makes a noise which Don Juan interprets as agreement?

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

4. What kind of animal does Don Juan talk about having chased during his life?

5. What kind of farm did Castaneda's grandfather own when he was a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don Juan reveal to be the true identity of the dog that Castaneda saw during his peyote experience?

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

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

4. Don Juan shares something about the crow cawing, something that surprised it about its cawing - what surprised him?

5. 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?

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

7. What is the lesson of this chapter for Castaneda, according to Don Juan?

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

9. Why does Castaneda think Don Juan is crazy, like his friend seems to believe?

10. What does Don Juan's intimidating glance cause Castaneda to do before he approaches him again?

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