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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is replenished at the spot where Castaneda feels the most comfortable?
(a) Energy.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Fatigue.

2. What does Castaneda promise to do during the lizard rituals?
(a) To be kind to all lizards.
(b) To be a good man.
(c) To leave Matus for good.
(d) To bring peace to the world.

3. This new ally can distort men by giving them a taste of ___________ too soon without fortifying their hearts.
(a) Peace.
(b) Death.
(c) Joy.
(d) Power.

4. Where does Carlos Castaneda first meet his teacher for the story?
(a) Drum circle.
(b) Convenience mart.
(c) School.
(d) Border bus stop.

5. When Castaneda admits defeat in his task, Matus tells him to feel with his _________.
(a) Hands.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Nose.
(d) Mind.

6. What does Castaneda point out, but Matus ignores as he tells Castaneda he has committed a faux pas?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Visitors.
(c) Jimson Weed.
(d) Peyote.

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

8. What is the other name Matus uses for 'teacher' in the story?
(a) God.
(b) Holy man.
(c) Leader.
(d) Benefactor.

9. When Castaneda organizes his observations of the work he's done, what does he hope to show?
(a) Lack of proof of plant power.
(b) Utter madness.
(c) Internal cohesion.
(d) Matus' life

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

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

12. Who does Castaneda see carrying a large knapsack?
(a) La Catalina.
(b) Matus.
(c) A young man.
(d) The blackbird.

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

14. What does Matus and Castaneda do before consuming a button of peyote?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Ask permission.
(d) Cry out.

15. What is the figurine of the man carded from a female Datura root, holding an agave thorn like a spear?
(a) A Man of Knowledge.
(b) A Centaur.
(c) Protection.
(d) An ally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Castaneda see after he takes the advice of Matus?

2. Who carefully scrubs the roots, stems, and leaves when they are done gathering plants from the canyons?

3. Whose house do the group of Indians and Castaneda go to in the dingy white truck?

4. What does Matus tell Castaneda to rinse with, but not to swallow?

5. What does Matus describe as 'gentle, like a baby?'

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