Alchemist Assignment 6-8

Before leaving the oasis with the alchemist, where does Santiago go?

• he goes to ask the chieftain's blessing for a good journey

• he goes to see the Englishman to thank him

• he goes to see Fatima to tell her that he is leaving the oasis forever

• he goes to see Fatima to say good-bye, and to tell her that he will return for her

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What does the desert come to mean for Fatima?

• joy, because the desert brought her love

• hope for Santiago's return

• loss of love

• despair because the desert took her love from her

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do Santiago and the alchemist find food in the desert?

• the alchemist's falcon hunts for them

• they pray each night, and each morning, food appears

• Fatima gave them all needed supplies to carry with them

• the alchemist has a bag that seems to carry a never-ending supply of food

Why is Santiago disappointed when the alchemist writes in the sand what is inscribed on the Emerald Tablet?

• Santiago expected to learn how to create the Elixir of Life

• it is written in a code Santiago does not understand

• Santiago thought it would give him the secret to the Language of the World

• Santiago expected how to learn how to turn metal into gold

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the alchemist tell Santiago that he has to listen to?

• the wind

• the song of the falcon

• his heart

• the Language of the World in the trees

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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According to the alchemist, what is worse than suffering?

• fear of suffering

• death

• denying the heart's desire

• not following one's Personal Legend

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why don't the tribesmen take what is in the alchemist's bag?

• They think his books are sorcerer's spells, so they refuse to touch them

• The alchemist convinces them that the gold is for their tribal leader

• They believe the food to be bewitched, so they run in fear

• They don't believe the alchemist when he tells them the truth about the flask and the egg; they merely laugh and go on their way.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

After they are captured by a tribe, what does the alchemist claim that Santiago is able to do?

• create the Elixir of Life

• read the omens and predict the outcome of the war

• turn himself into the wind and destroy thier camp

• turn any metal into gold

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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What does the desert ask Santiago to explain to it?

• the meaning of life

• the Language of the World

• how to turn lead into gold

• what love is

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When asked who taught the boy the language of the desert and wind, what is Santiago's reply?

• the alchemist taught him

• his heart taught him

• experience taught him

• Fatima taught him

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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