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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Castaneda become more familiar with at every meeting?
(a) Secret plant names.
(b) Songs and chants.
(c) Matus' pipe.
(d) Smoke mixture.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Normally, says Matus, only great _________ return from such journeys as Castaneda had.
(a) Warriors.
(b) Brujos.
(c) Shape shifters.
(d) Shamans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom can Castaneda sing songs in order to keep himself company?

2. Castaneda remembers a vision of ___________ tossing him in the air.

3. Where does Castaneda awaken when he consumes the last of the smoke mixture?

4. After seeing flashes of ________, Castaneda sees a fast barrage of images.

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

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