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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does he put on the place to mark the spot where his vision changes?
(a) Handkerchief.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Towel.
(d) Book.

2. Matus says he now knows that Castaneda has the __________ to meet challenges.
(a) Guts.
(b) Backbone.
(c) Heart.
(d) Spirit.

3. What color does Castaneda see after he takes the advice of Matus?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Yellow.

4. What is the name of Castaneda's teacher for the duration of the book?
(a) Don Juan Luis.
(b) Don Juan Matus.
(c) Don Juan Carlos.
(d) Don Juan Martinez.

5. What does Castaneda gain from not being able to study with Matus for longer period of time?
(a) Family time.
(b) Scientific detachment.
(c) Time to heal.
(d) The ability to work.

6. What is shockingly difficult to awaken to as Castaneda finds out?
(a) Dawn.
(b) The nighttime.
(c) Sober consciousness.
(d) Matus over his head.

7. ____________ is the crack between the worlds, according to Matus.
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Noontime.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Twilight.

8. The day after the sorcery, one must return to the ________ and ask the two participating lizards to come out again.
(a) Desert.
(b) Creek.
(c) Planting.
(d) Clearing.

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

10. How many mescalitos must Castaneda receive from someone else other than Matus?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

11. Matus knows Castaneda's good _______________ and tests him.
(a) Physical skills.
(b) Intentions.
(c) Mind.
(d) Writing.

12. What are honguitos, the things Matus and Castaneda have to travel five days in order to find?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Jimson Weed.
(c) Deep roots.
(d) Mushrooms.

13. What is the year that Matus says he was born in?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1945.

14. ___________ is used to acquire wisdom and to learn how to live right.
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Jimson Weed.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Peyote.

15. How many years pass after accepting an apprenticeship does Matus prepare to initiate Castaneda to ally powers?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are sensitive and destroy themselves if they do not like new hands?

2. What does Matus hold up in Castaneda's face which causes him to become nauseous at the sight?

3. What kind of plants do Matus and Castaneda begin to father in the canyons?

4. The opinions of those willing to talk about Mescalito are worth ________, according to Matus.

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

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