The Alchemist pages 1-27
Authored by Jessica Suarez
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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