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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 the Alchemist say that people need to master?
(a) New knowledge.
(b) Their hearts.
(c) Their souls.
(d) Love of another.

2. What about Santiago does he think will surprise the merchant's daughter when he gets to the village?
(a) The fact that he is a shepherd.
(b) The fact that he can read.
(c) The fact that he wants to become a priest.
(d) The fact that he can speak Latin and Greek.

3. What does the Alchemist advise Santiago to listen to in order to immerse himself in the desert?
(a) The desert omens.
(b) His heart.
(c) His love for Fatima.
(d) The omens of the pyramids.

4. While sleeping on the stone floor in Part 1, who does Santiago think about?
(a) The Egyptian pyramids.
(b) The alchemist.
(c) The merchant's daughter.
(d) The gypsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do do the individuals who approach the Alchemist and Santiago in Part 6 do when the alchemist explains what the items in his bag do?

2. What does the individual who Santiago visits in Part 1 before going to see the merchant's daughter do for him?

3. In Part 6, how long are the alchemist and Santiago given to prove that Santiago really does have the ability that the Alchemist claims he does?

4. What should Santiago acquire for his trade, according to the Alchemist in Part 5?

5. According to Part 1, what does Santiago believe will keep life interesting?

(see the answer key)

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