View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fatima say about Santiago's leaving in Part 5?
(a) She will not wait for him to return.
(b) She will wait for him to return.
(c) He should stay and not go.
(d) She will go with him.

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

4. What is the goal of alchemists, according to the Englishman?
(a) To purify metal.
(b) To point people toward their destiny.
(c) To create the Soul of the World.
(d) To create the Elixir of Life.

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

6. In Part 4, what kind of war does the camel driver tell Santiago is happening?
(a) A battle for the balance of power.
(b) A war of tribal improprieties.
(c) A short war.
(d) A war between good and evil.

7. Who approaches the Alchemist and Santiago in Part 6?
(a) Spies.
(b) Four tribesmen.
(c) Three armed tribesmen.
(d) Chief of a new tribe.

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

9. Whose side of the war does the camel driver say Allah is on?
(a) The good side.
(b) Both sides.
(c) The evil side.
(d) Neither side.

10. The Alchemist tells Santiago in Part 5 to prepare in what way?
(a) By trying to do what he wants to do.
(b) Like a warrior.
(c) Like a hawk.
(d) By saying goodbye to Fatima.

11. What does Santiago find out is the Language of the World?
(a) Good.
(b) Power.
(c) Love.
(d) Evil.

12. Where does the Alchemist take Santiago the day after he makes his trade?
(a) To the tribal chief.
(b) To see Fatima.
(c) Into the desert.
(d) To the pyramids.

13. What happens to Santiago and the Alchemist when they are one day away from the pyramids?
(a) They are captured as spies.
(b) They meet some armed tribesman.
(c) They continue on their journey.
(d) They pass an encampment.

14. What does the Alchemist tell Santiago to trade in Part 5?
(a) Gold pieces.
(b) A camel.
(c) Fatima.
(d) His books.

15. Which of the following is true about the oasis?
(a) It is a safe refuge from the war.
(b) The alchemist owns it.
(c) The people of the oasis pick a specific side in the war.
(d) It is an illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago express to the alchemist at the beginning of Part 6?

2. How many things does the Alchemist say in Part 6 that Santiago needs to learn?

3. About what does Santiago learn as he reads the Englishman's books?

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

5. What does the individual Santiago meets at the well in Part 4 tell him?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 528 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample