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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Castaneda must remember the order in which he stacks the _____ as this will have to be repeated going forward.

2. The _________ is like a woman, flatters men, setting traps, and making him rub the paste on his forehead.

3. Matus remarks that Castaneda falls asleep too soon to ____________.

4. What makes Castaneda feel uplifted and like he wants to weep?

5. Matus urges Castaneda to learn more about ________ power before smoking again.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must Castaneda blink many times during his recollection of being a crow?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sewing of the lizards is a harsh scene in the book.

Part 1: Describe the sewing of the lizards and why this is done in the story.

Part 2: Wouldn't this harming of the animals be hurting nature and somehow not being grateful to it? Isn't this in direct opposition to the way Matus treats the rest of the gifts of nature?

Part 3: What was your reaction to the images of the lizards? Did you believe this to actually have happened?

Essay Topic 2

There are three main guides that seem to help Castaneda during the course of the story such as protectors, benefactors, and allies.

Part 1: Define each of the following terms: protectors, benefactors, and allies.

Part 2: What do each of these guides have to teach to Castaneda?

Part 3: Which of the guides do you think would help you the most? Why did you choose the guide you did?

Essay Topic 3

To some, the actions in this story might seem to be based on superstition instead of on actual fact and truth.

Part 1: List at least three actions taken in this story that seem to be based on superstition.

Part 2: Do you think the warnings that go along with these actions are based on truth? Would something bad happen if the warnings were not heeded? Why or why not?

Part 3: Explain the reasons for using such warnings with a student in this plant medicine.

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