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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. It is clear Mescalito approves of Castaneda because he appears to Castaneda __________ times.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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

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

5. Castaneda must remember the order in which he stacks the _____ as this will have to be repeated going forward.
(a) Lizards.
(b) Parts.
(c) Branches.
(d) Food.

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

7. What does Castaneda do when he walks out into the field of peyote on the last night of the ceremony?
(a) Promises to help the lizards.
(b) Runs into the water.
(c) Sings to the plants.
(d) Hides by a cactus.

8. The worlds of ______ and men overlap, but a crack opens and closes between them.
(a) Birds.
(b) Truths.
(c) Shamans.
(d) Diableros.

9. ___________ at wake up time convinces Matus that the weed likes Castaneda.
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Fog.
(c) Rain.
(d) Good weather.

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

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

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

13. What is the name for the four day peyote ceremony that Castaneda does with Matus' help?
(a) Peyoti.
(b) Mitote.
(c) Petote.
(d) Peyotee.

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

15. Mescalito has given a clear lesson that there is only one path and one world of ____________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Truth.
(c) Answers.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Castaneda hiding when Matus hands him his clothes?

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

3. What gives Castaneda the strength to run back to the group and to embrace them on his last night?

4. Matus remarks that Castaneda falls asleep too soon to ____________.

5. What must like Castaneda very much because of where Castaneda placed the paste?

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