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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Santiago learn while working for the merchant in Part 3?

2. What is there increasing talk about throughout the caravan?

3. Where does the old man tell Santiago that his treasure can be found?

4. In Part 1, what does Santiago want to do with his life?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the old man confirm after Santiago has sold his flock?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the crystal merchant feel about Santiago leaving?

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

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

10. How does Santiago think in Part 2 he can get the money to buy a ticket to Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing in detail how the concept of full circle applies to this novel. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the importance of literacy within this novel. Do not report on being unable to read the novel if one is illiterate. Instead, focus on how literacy brings power within the novel. Provide specific examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Now that you have finished the novel, complete an in-depth analysis of foreshadowing within this novel. Be sure to include what events were foreshadowed and how they were foreshadowed. Use very specific examples form the text to support your ideas and opinions.

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