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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ is not moody or petty, so the order of collection is unimportant, but the mixture must be exact.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Truth.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Smoke.

2. What is NOT one of the things that Castaneda experiences by the sixth cycle?
(a) He hears the Indians speaking Italian.
(b) He wants to throw up.
(c) He sees God.
(d) He is unbearably thirsty.

3. Matus says that one should approach knowledge as one approaches __________.
(a) Death.
(b) Books.
(c) War.
(d) Marriage.

4. What does Castaneda fall asleep by when he begins to sense the energies of the porch?
(a) Jacket.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Door.
(d) Steps.

5. What is Castaneda to eat along with the other men who are there?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Weeds.
(d) Dried fruit and meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matus says that those who experiment with smoke without a guide will ____________.

2. What does Matus find ridiculous to suggest, as Castaneda does, as they are Mescalito's guests?

3. What does he use for the spot where the porch turns from chartreuse to other colors?

4. Matus does not want a description of Castaneda's experience because he has not traveled anywhere or ______________.

5. What is replenished at the spot where Castaneda feels the most comfortable?

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