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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 (through page 83).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alone will not suffice, according to the Englishman, to make it across the desert?
(a) Omen belief.
(b) Personal courage.
(c) Good luck crystals.
(d) A caravan.

2. Which of the following does Santiago not have left after his interaction with the boy in Part 2?
(a) Money.
(b) Book.
(c) Two stones.
(d) Jacket.

3. 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) Looks for the old man.
(c) Helps a merchant assemble his stall.
(d) Searches for the other boy.

4. What does the king describe as the only real obligation in life?
(a) To realize his obligations.
(b) To realize his destiny.
(c) To share his wealth.
(d) To fulfill his obligations.

5. Where does Santiago sleep after being robbed?
(a) The boat.
(b) In the fields with his sheep.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) At the old man's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the crystal merchant take awhile to decide whether or not to allow Santiago to make the object Santiago offered to make?

2. What does Santiago do with the three ancient Spanish gold coins?

3. Where did Santiago's mother and father send him?

4. About how long does it take to determine if the object Santiago makes the crystal merchant is a big success?

5. Where does Santiago get his first a job on his journey?

(see the answer key)

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