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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. What does Santiago do immediately after leaving the individual who performed a service for him in Part 1?
(a) Talks to the king.
(b) Goes to find the merchant's daughter.
(c) Runs errands.
(d) Goes back to his flock.

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

3. What payment does the individual Santiago visits in Part 1 demand for the service she provided him?
(a) One tenth of the treasure.
(b) One fifth of the treasure.
(c) Three golden coins.
(d) One half of the treasure.

4. What happens to Santiago's money in Part 2?
(a) He gives it to the boy.
(b) He buys two camels with it.
(c) He gives it to the old man.
(d) He gives it to the crystal maker.

5. Why does Santiago feel he must stay with his flock of animals at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) They depend on him.
(b) He promised his father.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He needs their fleece.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Santiago visit before he goes to see the merchant's daughter?

2. With the money Santiago has earned working for the merchant in Part 3, how many sheep should Santiago be able to purchase?

3. Where is Santiago transported in his dreams?

4. To where is Santiago planning on traveling by ship in Part 2?

5. At what age did Santiago study Spanish and Latin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the outcome of the display case Santiago builds in Part 3?

4. Why doesn't Santiago buy a ticket to the Egyptian pyramids?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, why is Santiago annoyed?

6. What does the boy about his own age offer to help Santiago with?

7. How does Santiago spend his time before he falls asleep on the old abandoned church floor?

8. What does Santiago learn to listen to as he travels with the caravan?

9. Why is Santiago disappointed in the gypsy's reading?

10. How much money has Santiago earned by the time he is ready to leave the crystal merchant's shop?

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