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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who rides to join the caravan periodically and warns of dangers ahead?
(a) Robbers.
(b) Bedouins.
(c) Alchemists.
(d) Thieves.

5. About how long does it take to determine if the object Santiago makes the crystal merchant is a big success?
(a) Within six months.
(b) Within four months.
(c) Within two months.
(d) Within a month.

6. What does the old man says that conspires to see that people really get what they want?
(a) Crystals.
(b) The Universe.
(c) Oracles.
(d) Omens.

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

8. How much of his flock does Santiago give to the old man?
(a) Nine-tenths.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-tenth.

9. What regular job does Santiago eventually acquire in Part 2?
(a) Cleaning the crystal.
(b) Running errands.
(c) Washing windows.
(d) Making crystals.

10. What is the Englishman in Part 3 looking for?
(a) Crystals.
(b) An alchemist.
(c) Omens.
(d) Mecca.

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

12. What does the old man advise Santiago to follow?
(a) Omens.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Oracles.
(d) Stones.

13. 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) Tells his fortune.
(c) Reads the bumps on his head.
(d) Reads his palm.

14. What comforts Santiago after he is taken advantage of in Part 2?
(a) The gypsy.
(b) His book.
(c) The two stones.
(d) The beautiful girl.

15. What warning does the caravan leader give to Santiago and the others?
(a) In the desert, you must obey the camels.
(b) In the caravan, disobedience means death.
(c) In the caravan, you must obey the Bedouins.
(d) In the desert, disobedience means death.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is there increasing talk about throughout the caravan?

4. In what building does Santiago spend the night before heading into the village to meet the merchant's daughter?

5. What does Santiago do in Part 2 after he realizes his money is gone?

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