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The Alchemist pgs 1-27

Authored by Jessica Suarez

English

10th Grade

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The Alchemist pgs 1-27
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following symbols best explains where the alchemist encounters the myth of Narcissus?

The oral tradition

A crowded marketplace in Tangier

A book

A hidden ms. unearthed from a sand dune near the pyramids

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following uses for Santiago’s book are best supported by the novel?

reading, currency, and fuel for his nightly fire

he carries around multiple books, occasionally using his sheep as pack animals

he doesn’t carry around a book

reading, a pillow, and a reminder of his past as a seminarian

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following professions did Santiago most likely pursue because of a hunger for knowledge but abandon to become a shepherd?

Answer choices for the above question

priest

crystal ware salesperson

counselor to the ruler of an oasis

alchemist to royalty

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following themes does the Personal Legend most closely represent?

the interdependence of all beings in the world

pursuit of one’s personal goal or destiny

the alchemical transmutation of base metals into gold

the constitutive absence in any account of being or becoming

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following themes does Santiago’s work as a shepherd most closely represent for him?

mobility

spirituality

love of one’s hometown

wealth

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following settings does part one mainly occur in?

Andalusia

Egypt

Morocco

Brazil

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which description best captures how the old man presents himself to Santiago?

an alchemist

his real father

his arch-nemesis

a Biblical king

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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