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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Santiago get his first a job on his journey?
(a) With a crystal merchant.
(b) Herding sheep.
(c) With a camel salesman.
(d) With a ticket salesman.

2. After his first job is complete in Part 2, what is Santiago offered?
(a) A ticket to Egypt.
(b) Sheep to rebuild his flock.
(c) A regular job.
(d) Crystals.

3. What does the king describe as the only real obligation in life?
(a) To fulfill his obligations.
(b) To share his wealth.
(c) To realize his destiny.
(d) To realize his obligations.

4. While sleeping on the stone floor in Part 1, who does Santiago think about?
(a) The alchemist.
(b) The merchant's daughter.
(c) The gypsy.
(d) The Egyptian pyramids.

5. How long does the crystal merchant say it would take Santiago to earn the amount of money needed to go to Egypt?
(a) More than two years.
(b) One month.
(c) More than a year.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the individual who Santiago visits in Part 1 before going to see the merchant's daughter do for him?

2. What is the payment Santiago expects for completing his first job on his journey?

3. Where does Santiago meet the old man in Part 1?

4. What does Santiago do upon waking in Part 2, after being robbed?

5. What port town does Santiago leave from in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, how long has it been since Santiago saw the merchant's daughter?

2. What does the old man advise Santiago to follow?

3. How does Santiago travel to the Egyptian pyramids after leaving the crystal merchant's shop?

4. What does Santiago decide in Part 2 is holding him back from reaching his destiny?

5. In regard to traveling, what is Santiago's father sure?

6. What does the crystal merchant tell Santiago he is obligated to do as a Muslim?

7. In Part 2, what intensifies as Santiago debates whether to stay with his flock or continue on to Egypt?

8. After Santiago gives one-tenth of his sheep to the old man, what happens to the remainder of his flock?

9. Why did Santiago's parents send him to study at the seminary?

10. What does the principle of favorability create according to the old man?

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