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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Santiago do immediately after leaving the individual who performed a service for him in Part 1?
(a) Goes back to his flock.
(b) Goes to find the merchant's daughter.
(c) Runs errands.
(d) Talks to the king.

2. How much of his flock does Santiago's friend buy?
(a) One-tenth.
(b) Nine-tenths.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-fourth.

3. What does Santiago offer to build for the crystal merchant?
(a) New crystals.
(b) A tea stand.
(c) An outside display case.
(d) A place to keep sheep.

4. 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.

5. What does the boy in Part 2 tell Santiago he must buy in order to travel?
(a) Two crystals.
(b) A ticket on the boat.
(c) Two camels.
(d) Two stones.

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

7. Who does Santiago visit before he goes to see the merchant's daughter?
(a) His father.
(b) The king.
(c) The alchemist.
(d) The gypsy.

8. Where does Santiago meet the old man in Part 1?
(a) On a bench in the plaza.
(b) At the gypsy's home.
(c) At the house of the merchant's daughter.
(d) In the field with his sheep.

9. What payment does the individual Santiago visits in Part 1 demand for the service she provided him?
(a) Three golden coins.
(b) One half of the treasure.
(c) One fifth of the treasure.
(d) One tenth of the treasure.

10. Why does the Englishman say the alchemist is able to live so long?
(a) The protection of the crystals.
(b) The omens.
(c) He is rich.
(d) The Elixir of Life.

11. In what building does Santiago spend the night before heading into the village to meet the merchant's daughter?
(a) An abandoned church.
(b) The merchant's store.
(c) The church where he learned the seminary skills.
(d) A gypsy's caravan.

12. At what age did Santiago study Spanish and Latin?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

13. Who visits Santiago in his dreams?
(a) An old man.
(b) A child.
(c) His father.
(d) A king.

14. What does the Englishman say it is called when people are engaged in an activity with all of their heart?
(a) Soul of the heart.
(b) Heart of the soul.
(c) Heart of the world.
(d) Soul of the world.

15. What fields does Santiago travel with his flock of animals?
(a) The Seminary's.
(b) His father's.
(c) Andalusia's.
(d) The gypsy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his first job is complete in Part 2, what is Santiago offered?

2. What is Santiago looking for in his dream that he never finds?

3. How long has the main character been doing his job in Part 1?

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

5. While sleeping on the stone floor in Part 1, who does Santiago think about?

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