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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. How does Santiago feel about the individual he meets at the well in Part 4?
(a) He is intimidated by her.
(b) He is in love at first sight.
(c) He does not like her.
(d) He is infatuated.

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

3. What did the Alchemist say to the Englishman when asked about teaching him how to turn lead into gold?
(a) I will not teach you.
(b) You already know how to do it.
(c) Try doing it.
(d) You are not worthy.

4. What does Fatima trust in?
(a) Santiago.
(b) The fates of the desert.
(c) The tribal chief.
(d) The alchemist.

5. What does the Alchemist say that Santiago will be successful at if he does not pursue his destiny?
(a) Being a herder.
(b) Being a camel rider.
(c) Being a merchant.
(d) Being a counselor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precautions do Santiago and the Alchemist take as they travel through the desert?

2. What should Santiago acquire for his trade, according to the Alchemist in Part 5?

3. 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?

4. What does the Englishman plan on using the object he built outside of his tent for?

5. What does the Alchemist say happens to anyone who interferes with the destinies of others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the vision which Santiago has at the end of Part 4?

2. What brave step does Santiago take at the beginning of Part 5?

3. What does it mean when Santiago tells the Englishman that all the teachings in his books could be "written on the surface of an emerald?"

4. Why does the tribal chief order the members to carry weapons?

5. How does Santiago propose one should learn about the universal language?

6. What does the tribal chief assure Santiago that the tribe always does?

7. What conclusion does Santiago make about all of the information he reads in the Englishman's books?

8. In Part 6, what does Santiago promise his heart?

9. What is courage the essential ingredient in, according to the Alchemist?

10. Santiago realizes that both he and the Englishman are seeking their destinies. How does their process differ?

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