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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days has it taken for Castaneda to come back during his last experience with the smoke?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. What does Castaneda realize he has forgotten after spending 90 minutes searching for the lizards?
(a) He has to smoke first.
(b) He has to offer them a hair.
(c) He has to leave the ceremony early.
(d) He has to speak to them first.

3. Where does Castaneda absentmindedly spread the paste?
(a) Wrist.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Knee.

4. What does Matus do in order to soothe Castaneda?
(a) Puts a wet washcloth on his forehead.
(b) Sings a Spanish lullaby.
(c) Rubs his hand.
(d) Feeds him.

5. What happens if the muted lizard does not return to Castaneda?
(a) He must give up sorcery.
(b) He must find a new teacher.
(c) He is not the chosen one.
(d) He has failed.

6. What does Matus diagnose as being the problem with Castaneda?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) There is no problem.
(c) Loss of ally.
(d) Loss of soul.

7. During which cycle of collecting ingredients for the smoking mixture is Castaneda the only one involved in the process?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

8. The _________ is like a woman, flatters men, setting traps, and making him rub the paste on his forehead.
(a) Weed.
(b) Wind.
(c) Lizard.
(d) Spirit.

9. Why does Castaneda feel embarrassed on the second night of the peyote ceremony?
(a) He is violently ill.
(b) He doesn't feel anything.
(c) He can't move.
(d) He does not have a song.

10. Castaneda waits all day for Matus to mention something about _____________.
(a) Drugs.
(b) God.
(c) Death.
(d) Flying.

11. In what direction are the crows going to fly, according to what Castaneda's vision told him?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

12. What gives Castaneda the strength to run back to the group and to embrace them on his last night?
(a) The lizard.
(b) The water.
(c) A song.
(d) The light.

13. Matus tells Castaneda not to ____ and to do what he says.
(a) Move.
(b) Drink water.
(c) Close his eyes.
(d) Fear.

14. What can Castaneda do in order to fight the person who took away his soul?
(a) Make a peace offering.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Sing to them.
(d) Throw rocks and give a loud cry.

15. After seeing flashes of ________, Castaneda sees a fast barrage of images.
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the gray jelly left hanging from over the course of two days while the second portion is prepared?

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

3. What do the two men eat in preparation for their ceremony?

4. Who has stolen Castaneda's soul?

5. Castaneda rates his night with the weed as truly _________.

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