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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 (through page 50).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Santiago's mother and father send him?
(a) To school in Spain
(b) To become a translator.
(c) To become a shepherd.
(d) To study at the seminary .

2. What does Santiago do upon waking in Part 2, after being robbed?
(a) Tries to find money to buy a new ticket to Africa.
(b) Helps a merchant assemble his stall.
(c) Searches for the other boy.
(d) Looks for the old man.

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

4. What principles does the old man tell Santiago about which create luck?
(a) Oracles.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Pyramids.
(d) Favorability.

5. Which of the follow is not something Santiago decides is a step on the way to his destiny?
(a) His sheep.
(b) The beautiful girl.
(c) The old man.
(d) The fields in which he herds sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of his flock does Santiago give to the old man?

2. Where does the old man tell Santiago that his treasure can be found?

3. How much of his flock does Santiago's friend buy?

4. What does the king describe as the only real obligation in life?

5. What fields does Santiago travel with his flock of animals?

(see the answer key)

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