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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Santiago learn as he reads the Englishman's books?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Language of the desert.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Crystals.

2. Where is the caravan Santiago is a part of heading toward in Part 4?
(a) The oasis.
(b) A merchant shop.
(c) The Soul of the World.
(d) Back to Spain.

3. What does the Alchemist say gold truly represents?
(a) Lead.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Man.

4. Which of the following is not found in the oasis?
(a) Shade.
(b) Date palms.
(c) Gold.
(d) Water.

5. What happens after the oasis is attacked?
(a) They destroy the invaders.
(b) It is destroyed by the invaders.
(c) The invaders become a part of the tribe.
(d) It is taken over by the invaders.

6. What does the individual Santiago meets at the well in Part 4 tell him?
(a) That he should be afraid of the war.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) Where to find the alchemist.
(d) To stay away from the Englishmen.

7. What power does the Alchemist say Santiago possesses?
(a) The power to turn himself into wind.
(b) The power to create oases.
(c) The ability to be a powerful guide.
(d) The power to turn lead into gold.

8. What final decision does Santiago make about the Alchemist's proposal?
(a) He decides to become a merchant.
(b) He decides to return home.
(c) He decides to stay with Fatima.
(d) He decides to go with him.

9. What does Santiago declare before he leaves with the Alchemist in Part 5?
(a) His fear of the alchemist.
(b) His longing to go home.
(c) His love for Fatima.
(d) His desire to go to Mecca.

10. What position within the tribe is Santiago awarded after the attack in Part 5?
(a) Oasis tribal leader.
(b) Oasis guard.
(c) Oasis alchemist.
(d) Oasis counselor.

11. What does Santiago's heart tell him as he and the Alchemist pass the encampment in Part 6?
(a) There is no danger.
(b) To join the encampment.
(c) To be wary.
(d) To laugh.

12. What precautions do Santiago and the Alchemist take as they travel through the desert?
(a) To study the omens of the desert.
(b) To visit all of the oases.
(c) To avoid battles.
(d) To get their as fast as they can.

13. What does the Alchemist say has come to represent the highest point of evolution?
(a) Gold.
(b) Man.
(c) Lead.
(d) Alchemy.

14. What reward will Santiago receive if the tribal chief's prediction is correct?
(a) Gold pieces.
(b) A space to build a stand and become a merchant.
(c) A home with the tribe.
(d) A horse.

15. In Part 6, what does Santiago's heart tell him?
(a) To return to Fatima.
(b) To fulfill his destiny.
(c) To find his treasure.
(d) To trust the alchemist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does the tribal chief tell Santiago they will break?

2. What does the Alchemist say that the suffering Santiago's heart is experiencing is not as bad as?

3. What object(s) does the Englishman have that surprises Santiago?

4. What does Santiago do while the Englishman tries to observe the desert and learn its language?

5. 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?

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