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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Castaneda do when he finally sees the real Matus before him?
(a) Kisses his hand.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

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

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

4. What happens if the blind lizard does not return to Castaneda?
(a) He has to kill Matus.
(b) He lacks a guide and must stop forever.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He must find a new ally

5. Matus says that those who experiment with smoke without a guide will ____________.
(a) Die.
(b) Be tested harshly.
(c) Be condemned to bad luck.
(d) Be punished.

Short Answer Questions

1. Castaneda must learn to ___________ like a crow, which is difficult, but not painful.

2. During which cycle of collecting ingredients for the smoking mixture is Castaneda the only one involved in the process?

3. It is vanity to think there are two __________.

4. What does Matus diagnose as being the problem with Castaneda?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Castaneda feels after smoking the mixture in Matus' pipe.

2. What does Castaneda see when he wakes up beside his plant?

3. What does Matus have to say about the smoke mixture that Castaneda is preparing on his own now?

4. Why does Matus laugh at Castaneda as he tries to meet with his ally again?

5. Why doesn't Matus need to smoke much anymore, though he still makes a new mixture each year?

6. What does Matus provide for Castaneda as they read themselves to test Devil's Weed again?

7. What are some things Matus tells Castaneda he can do to get his soul back?

8. Why must the mixture previously collected and entrusted to Castaneda be used as soon as possible?

9. What ingredient is missing from the recipe that Matus learned from his benefactor?

10. Describe what happens to Castaneda on the first night of his peyote ceremony.

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