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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 notice the Englishman has gained as he begins to try to turn lead into gold?
(a) Enthusiasm and energy.
(b) Happiness and joy.
(c) Hatred and revenge.
(d) Godliness and peace.

2. Why are oases considered neutral ground?
(a) There are many jewels.
(b) They are home to women and children.
(c) They are home to the alchemist.
(d) They hold no weapons.

3. What surprises Santiago about do the individuals who approach him and the Alchemist in Part 6 ?
(a) They steal the Elixir of Life.
(b) They provide no danger.
(c) They steal the Philosopher's stone.
(d) They do not take the Alchemist seriously.

4. About what does Santiago learn as he reads the Englishman's books?
(a) Language of the desert.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Emeralds.

5. According to the Alchemist, what does the Soul of the World speak through?
(a) The Elixir of Life.
(b) The heart.
(c) The omens of the desert.
(d) The Philosopher's Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Santiago's money in Part 2?

2. What are the names of the stones Santiago carries in Part 2?

3. What makes Santiago realize in Part 2 that he is the only one keeping himself from traveling?

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

5. How does Santiago feel about the individual he meets at the well in Part 4?

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