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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6 (through page 151).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Santiago do immediately after leaving the individual who performed a service for him in Part 1?
(a) Runs errands.
(b) Goes to find the merchant's daughter.
(c) Goes back to his flock.
(d) Talks to the king.

2. What promise does the tribal chief tell Santiago they will break?
(a) To not choose sides in the battle.
(b) Not to carry arms.
(c) To have women and children fight in the war.
(d) To protect the desert.

3. How long does the crystal merchant say it would take Santiago to earn the amount of money needed to go to Egypt?
(a) One month.
(b) More than a year.
(c) One day.
(d) More than two years.

4. What makes Santiago realize in Part 2 that he is the only one keeping himself from traveling?
(a) His sheep.
(b) The wind.
(c) The old man.
(d) The gypsy.

5. Who does Santiago visit before he goes to see the merchant's daughter?
(a) The alchemist.
(b) His father.
(c) The king.
(d) The gypsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What principles does the old man tell Santiago about which create luck?

2. In Part 5, who tells Santiago a story about a tribe's traditions?

3. Who seems to be the only one in the caravan not afraid of the war talk?

4. What does the boy in Part 2 tell Santiago he must buy in order to travel?

5. While sleeping on the stone floor in Part 1, who does Santiago think about?

(see the answer key)

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