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

2. The _________ is like a woman, flatters men, setting traps, and making him rub the paste on his forehead.
(a) Wind.
(b) Weed.
(c) Lizard.
(d) Spirit.

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

4. Castaneda is having troubles letting go of shallow states of non-ordinary ____________.
(a) Reality.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Movements.
(d) Consciousness.

5. How many buttons does Mescalito tell Castaneda to consume after Castaneda calls the name Mescalito has given him?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Castaneda absentmindedly spread the paste?

2. _________ is not moody or petty, so the order of collection is unimportant, but the mixture must be exact.

3. What does Castaneda feel like doing when he goes to where his plant is?

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

5. Matus says that the smoke is ______ that the smoker must be strong.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Matus diagnose as Castaneda continues to feel shallow states of non-ordinary reality?

4. When he is called with "Hey boy!" why doesn't Castaneda come into Matus' house?

5. What does Castaneda hide from after he consumes one more button after talking with Mescalito?

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

7. What do Matus and Castaneda do with the gray jelly while the second portion is prepared?

8. Why does Matus believe the Devil's Weed must like Castaneda very much?

9. What does Matus urge Castaneda to do before smoking again?

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

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