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Grade 9 The Alchemist
How does Fatima shows her true love to Santiago?
  1. She asks him to love her.
  2. She agrees to help him find his treasure.
  3. She kisses him and the wind feels the kiss.
  4. She sends him to find his treasure.
Grade 6 The Alchemist
What does the boy learn in the story of the oil and the spoon?
  1. not to spill the oil in the man's house
  2. to pay attention to what is important in life
  3. how to carry the spoon without tipping it
  4. the language of the world
Grade 12 The Alchemist
The Arabic word maktub translates to...
  1. "it is written"
  2. "I don't know"
  3. "I am hungry"
  4. "the long journey"
Grade 12 The Alchemist
During the journey across the desert, the Englishman is constantly...
  1. reading books
  2. watching the desert
  3. practicing alchemy
  4. causing trouble
Grade 12 The Alchemist
Santiago's parents had wanted him to become a..
  1. shepherd
  2. priest
  3. crystal merchant
  4. an Alchemist
Grade 12 The Alchemist
The Alchemist told Santiago there was one more thing he had to learn to continue his journey because it knows all things. What was it?
  1. talk to the desert
  2. interpret the Emerald Tablet
  3. listen to his heart
  4. learn alchemy
Grade 12 The Alchemist
What did the Alchemist promise the soldiers?
  1. gold coins
  2. Santiago would turn into the wind
  3. Santiago would find them food
  4. treasure
Grade 10 The Alchemist
What does Melchizedek say is the world's greatest lie?
  1. That alchemists can live forever
  2. That Egypt is dangerous
  3. That gold can be made from lead
  4. That at some point, fate takes control of our lives and that it is out of our hands
Grade 12 The Alchemist
Who told the Alchemist that Santiago was coming to the Oasis?
  1. the wind
  2. Allah
  3. Melchizedek
  4. the omens
Grade 12 The Alchemist
What test did Santiago have to pass before the Alchemist would guide him across the desert?
  1. correctly read the omens
  2. show him where life is out in the desert
  3. put his hand in a hole and pull out a cobra
  4. understand the flight of the falcon
Grade 12 The Alchemist
What vision did the boy have while watching the hawks in the sky?
  1. Fatima would wait for him to return
  2. He would find his treasure
  3. the oasis was going to be attacked
  4. the Alchemist would take him to the pyramids
Grade 12 The Alchemist
What did the Englishman spend most of his money searching for?
  1. The Alchemist
  2. The Pyramids
  3. Philosopher's Stone
  4. Esperanto
Grade 10 The Alchemist
How many times does Santiago lose his money?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Grade 10 The Alchemist
How does Melchizedek convince Santiago that he is not a fraud?
  1. Melchizedek writes Santiago's whole life in the sand without being told anything.
  2. Melchizedek turns water into wine.
  3. Melchizedek makes the merchant's daughter fall in love with Santiago.
  4. Melchizedek turns gold into lead.
Grade 12 The Alchemist
Why did the other Alchemists fail?
  1. they couldn't read the omens
  2. they were lazy
  3. they were only looking for gold
  4. they left to find their personal legend
Grade 12 The Alchemist
What did The Alchemist look like when Santiago saw him?
  1. enormous white horse
  2. dressed in black
  3. falcon on his shoulder
  4. all of the above
Grade 12 The Alchemist
What did Melchizedek give to Santiago?
  1. gold coins
  2. Urim and Thummim
  3. six sheep
  4. Tea in a crystal glass
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