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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 individual who Santiago visits in Part 1 before going to see the merchant's daughter do for him?
(a) Interprets his dreams.
(b) Reads the bumps on his head.
(c) Reads his palm.
(d) Tells his fortune.

2. What does the Englishman want the alchemist to teach him?
(a) How to make the Elixir of Life.
(b) How to turn lead into gold.
(c) How to survive in the desert.
(d) How to find positive omens.

3. What does Santiago want to do with the money he earns by working for a merchant?
(a) Buy a new flock of sheep.
(b) Go to Egypt.
(c) Go home and work for his father.
(d) Start his own crystal shop.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago do upon waking in Part 2, after being robbed?

2. What does Santiago tell the Alchemist that his heart is afraid of?

3. Who visits Santiago in his dreams?

4. What alone will not suffice, according to the Englishman, to make it across the desert?

5. What animal makes up Santiago's flock?

(see the answer key)

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