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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) A benefactor.
(b) Allies.
(c) Unbending intent.
(d) Honesty.

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

3. What does Castaneda feel like doing when he goes to where his plant is?
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Dancing.

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

5. What does Matus order Castaneda to do once he slumps to the floor, unable to breathe?
(a) Plead mercy.
(b) Fight.
(c) Strip.
(d) Sing.

6. Two days after Castaneda's lizard ceremony, what does he report to Matus?
(a) He cannot find the lizards.
(b) He is leaving him forever.
(c) He feels he is going crazy.
(d) He doesn't know the next step.

7. What must like Castaneda very much because of where Castaneda placed the paste?
(a) Mescalito.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Devil's weed.

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

9. What kind of animal has Castaneda's head turned into?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Bear.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Crow.

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

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

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

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

14. _________ is not moody or petty, so the order of collection is unimportant, but the mixture must be exact.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Truth.

15. Castaneda must learn to ___________ like a crow, which is difficult, but not painful.
(a) See.
(b) Talk.
(c) Walk.
(d) Die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matus mix with the plant parts, just as his benefactor had him do?

2. Matus says that the smoke is ______ that the smoker must be strong.

3. Matus dismisses Castaneda's idea that he has reached a ____________.

4. Who has stolen Castaneda's soul?

5. What pulls loose as Castaneda wipes his nose and his face?

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