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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. Matus dismisses Castaneda's idea that he has reached a ____________.
(a) New level of consciousness.
(b) Tolerance.
(c) Boiling point.
(d) Dangerous threshold.

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

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

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

5. Castaneda believes Matus is trying to create doubt in his mind about his ____________.
(a) Direction.
(b) Visions.
(c) Growth.
(d) Identity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many buttons does Mescalito tell Castaneda to consume after Castaneda calls the name Mescalito has given him?

3. Whatever the song Castaneda has learned is for the _____________ to clarify.

4. Matus says that people agree on birds flying because it is ________ behavior for them.

5. How many days has it taken for Castaneda to come back during his last experience with the smoke?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Matus tell Castaneda the next day after Castaneda has fallen asleep during the smoking?

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

6. What happens as Castaneda sings his song to Mescalito during the peyote ceremony?

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

8. Where does Castaneda wake up during his last night of smoking the mixture?

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

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

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