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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. Which of the following does Santiago not have left after his interaction with the boy in Part 2?
(a) Two stones.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Book.
(d) Money.

2. Where does Santiago sleep after being robbed?
(a) In the fields with his sheep.
(b) At the old man's house.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) The boat.

3. What is the Englishman in Part 3 looking for?
(a) An alchemist.
(b) Omens.
(c) Crystals.
(d) Mecca.

4. What warning does the caravan leader give to Santiago and the others?
(a) In the desert, disobedience means death.
(b) In the caravan, you must obey the Bedouins.
(c) In the desert, you must obey the camels.
(d) In the caravan, disobedience means death.

5. What principles does the old man tell Santiago about which create luck?
(a) Favorability.
(b) Oracles.
(c) Pyramids.
(d) Crystal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man says that conspires to see that people really get what they want?

2. What does the king describe as the only real obligation in life?

3. What does Santiago decide in Part 1 that he will no longer believe?

4. What happens to Santiago's money in Part 2?

5. What comforts Santiago after he is taken advantage of in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Santiago see in his father's eyes?

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

3. How does Santiago earn money from the crystal merchant?

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

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

6. What advice does Santiago's father share with him after Santiago describes his dream to travel and see the world?

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

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

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

10. Who are the only people that Santiago's father say are able to travel?

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