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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Castaneda is profoundly distressed for hours, a common occurrence among those who lack _____________.
(a) Allies.
(b) Unbending intent.
(c) Honesty.
(d) A benefactor.

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

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

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

5. Castaneda's vision tells him to return where to think about his plan to escape?
(a) Porch.
(b) Canyon.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Truck.

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

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

8. Matus does not want a description of Castaneda's experience because he has not traveled anywhere or ______________.
(a) Flown.
(b) Done anything special.
(c) Gotten into anything.
(d) Learned a lesson.

9. What makes Castaneda feel uplifted and like he wants to weep?
(a) The bird.
(b) Matus' words.
(c) Singing at the ceremony.
(d) The lizard's message.

10. What does Matus mix with the plant parts, just as his benefactor had him do?
(a) Lard.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Grass.
(d) Sand.

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

12. Castaneda remembers a vision of ___________ tossing him in the air.
(a) H.
(b) Mescalito.
(c) Matus.
(d) Jim.

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

14. Where does Castaneda awaken when he consumes the last of the smoke mixture?
(a) Home.
(b) On a rock in the middle of the desert.
(c) Irrigation ditch.
(d) In bed.

15. Matus urges Castaneda to learn more about ________ power before smoking again.
(a) The desert's.
(b) The lizard's.
(c) Datura's.
(d) Mescalito's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Castaneda feel embarrassed on the second night of the peyote ceremony?

2. The smoke, says Matus, deals in ________ while the weed flatters and makes one feel good.

3. The worlds of ______ and men overlap, but a crack opens and closes between them.

4. Matus tells Castaneda not to ____ and to do what he says.

5. Where does Castaneda absentmindedly spread the paste?

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