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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens the day after Santiago speaks with the tribal chief?
(a) The Alchemist leaves the oasis.
(b) Santiago is banished from the oasis.
(c) Santiago's warning does not come true.
(d) The oasis is attacked.

2. Who seems to be the only one in the caravan not afraid of the war talk?
(a) The Alchemist.
(b) Santiago.
(c) The Camel driver, Santiago's friend.
(d) The Englishman.

3. What does the Alchemist do to Santiago one they are in the chosen location the day after Santiago's trade in Part 5?
(a) Loses him.
(b) Teaches him.
(c) Tests him.
(d) Helps him find riches.

4. The Soul of the World is which of the following?
(a) The philosopher's stone.
(b) Liquid half of the Master Work.
(c) The language in which all things are said to communicate.
(d) The discovery of how all things communicate.

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?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

6. What does the Alchemist say quests always begin with?
(a) Major tests.
(b) Fulfillment of their destinies.
(c) Luck.
(d) Heart trials.

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

8. What does the tribal chief tell Santiago to always listen to?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Tribal tales.
(c) Omens of the desert.
(d) The Alchemist.

9. What should Santiago acquire for his trade, according to the Alchemist in Part 5?
(a) Books.
(b) Gold pieces.
(c) A camel.
(d) A horse.

10. In Part 6, what does Santiago always promise about his heart?
(a) To listen to it.
(b) To test it.
(c) To ingnore it.
(d) To work through the suffering.

11. How long does an alchemist need to heat the metal to purify it?
(a) Many years.
(b) Many months.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

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

13. According to the Alchemist, what does the Soul of the World speak through?
(a) The Elixir of Life.
(b) The omens of the desert.
(c) The heart.
(d) The Philosopher's Stone.

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

15. in Part 5, what does Santiago think his treasure is?
(a) His camel.
(b) His ability to read the desert omens.
(c) Fatima.
(d) His new position within the tribe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is considered the liquid half of the Master Work?

3. What does the Alchemist say gold truly represents?

4. What does Santiago find out is the Language of the World?

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

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