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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) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

5. Only by ___________ can Castaneda appreciate smoke's importance as an ally to him.
(a) A secret dance.
(b) His apprenticeship.
(c) Experience.
(d) Sight.

6. Castaneda believes he has succumbed to the first enemy of man of ____________.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Shame.
(d) Truth.

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

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

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

10. Matus says that people agree on birds flying because it is ________ behavior for them.
(a) Expected.
(b) Bird.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Simple.

11. What pulls loose as Castaneda wipes his nose and his face?
(a) Hair.
(b) His head.
(c) Flesh.
(d) His hands.

12. When Castaneda realizes it is time to land, he floats down like a ____________.
(a) Feather.
(b) Bird.
(c) Fog.
(d) Whisper.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Normally, says Matus, only great _________ return from such journeys as Castaneda had.

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

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

5. It is clear Mescalito approves of Castaneda because he appears to Castaneda __________ times.

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