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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom can Castaneda sing songs in order to keep himself company?
(a) Matus.
(b) Mescalito.
(c) No one.
(d) Himself.

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

5. What secretes digestive acids that want to dissolve Castaneda?
(a) Cacti.
(b) Sea kelp.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lizard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Castaneda realize he has forgotten after spending 90 minutes searching for the lizards?

2. What does Castaneda do when he walks out into the field of peyote on the last night of the ceremony?

3. When Castaneda realizes it is time to land, he floats down like a ____________.

4. What does Matus yell to Castaneda that makes him feel like this does not ring true for him?

5. Castaneda waits all day for Matus to mention something about _____________.

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