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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matus confess to not doing during Castaneda's trance?
(a) Watching.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Touching him.
(d) Walking.

2. Matus dismisses Castaneda's idea that he has reached a ____________.
(a) New level of consciousness.
(b) Dangerous threshold.
(c) Boiling point.
(d) Tolerance.

3. Who has stolen Castaneda's soul?
(a) Matus.
(b) A female.
(c) A male.
(d) The dog.

4. Where is Castaneda hiding when Matus hands him his clothes?
(a) Porch.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Bathroom.

5. Normally, says Matus, only great _________ return from such journeys as Castaneda had.
(a) Brujos.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Shamans.
(d) Shape shifters.

6. Matus remarks that Castaneda falls asleep too soon to ____________.
(a) Be serious about his intentions.
(b) Do any real work.
(c) Follow instructions.
(d) Be able to go on.

7. The smoke, says Matus, deals in ________ while the weed flatters and makes one feel good.
(a) Mystery.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Noble power.
(d) Real truth.

8. What would have happened to Castaneda had he moved from his beneficial spot on the porch?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His soul would have been taken away for good.
(c) Matus isn't sure.
(d) He would have won the battle.

9. Matus says that since _______ tests Castaneda all the time, it is only fair to test her again too.
(a) H.
(b) Life.
(c) La Catalina.
(d) Devil's Weed.

10. Matus says that those who experiment with smoke without a guide will ____________.
(a) Be punished.
(b) Be condemned to bad luck.
(c) Die.
(d) Be tested harshly.

11. How many buttons does Mescalito tell Castaneda to consume after Castaneda calls the name Mescalito has given him?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

12. What does Matus yell to Castaneda that makes him feel like this does not ring true for him?
(a) Hey you!
(b) You are nothing.
(c) What are you doing?
(d) Hey boy!

13. What has Castaneda become more familiar with at every meeting?
(a) Matus' pipe.
(b) Smoke mixture.
(c) Songs and chants.
(d) Secret plant names.

14. Crows see one another as _____ rather than seeing each other as black.
(a) Green.
(b) Silvery.
(c) Purple.
(d) Light.

15. To whom can Castaneda sing songs in order to keep himself company?
(a) Himself.
(b) No one.
(c) Matus.
(d) Mescalito.

Short Answer Questions

1. Castaneda is profoundly distressed for hours, a common occurrence among those who lack _____________.

2. Castaneda is having troubles letting go of shallow states of non-ordinary ____________.

3. What makes Castaneda feel uplifted and like he wants to weep?

4. Castaneda must remember the order in which he stacks the _____ as this will have to be repeated going forward.

5. What kind of song does Mescalito teach to Castaneda on the third night?

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