The Alchemist Final Quiz

How long did the boy (Santiago) work for the crystal merchant?

• 5 years

• 3 years 4 months

• one month

• 11 months 9 days

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why didn't the crystal merchant plan on going to Mecca?

• he said he could never afford it

• he said he'd have no reason to go on living once he went

• he said he couldn't leave his shop long enough to make the journey

• he said he was Catholic, so it wasn't his obligation

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was named "Urim" and "Thummim"?

• Santiago's two favorite sheep

• wise men from Melchizedek's story

• two stones taken from a gold breastplate

• words that meant good and bad from an ancient language

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is a "scarab"?

• a green colored pen used for writing on parchment

• a sheath the holds a dagger

• a type of beetle regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians (also a symbol for God)

• a wrap worn by women around their shoulders

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who gave Santiago the black and white stones (for asking yes and no questions)?

• the merchant

• the girl

• the old man (Melchizedek)

• the alchemist

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which one of the following was NOT a symbol in the novel The Alchemist?

• alchemy

• yellow flower

• sheep

• the desert

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did the alchemist give the boy (Santiago) before he left him?

• a scarab token

• a jewel-encrusted sword that the boy always wanted

• 1/4 of a pan of gold made from lead

• simply, words of wisdom

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

When Santiago consults a Gypsy about his dream, he must pay

• one-fourth of his flock.

• one-tenth of the treasure if he finds it.

• ten pieces of Spanish silver.

• nothing; she interprets dreams for free.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

In Africa, Santiago begins work

• as a camel driver

• in a crystal shop

• as a glass-blower

• as an alchemist

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fatima is 

• the kind wife of one of the chieftains.
• a woman that Santiago was in love with in Spain.
• a Bedouin that helps Santiago escape from the oasis.
• the woman Santiago meets at a well and falls in love with.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6