The Alchemist Quiz 1

Where does Santiago sleep at the start of the novel?

• At a merchant's house

• At home

• In an old church

• In a cave

Santiago is interested in a girl. What is the girl's father's job?

• merchant

• sailor

• king

• shewpherd

Where is Santiago from?

• Andalusia

• Antwerp

• Anatolia

• Angier

What does the girl find surprising about Santiago?

• He can speak Spanish

• He can read

• He knows every sheep's name

• He is very clean

Santiago's parents wanted him to be a...

• priest

• soldier

• merchant

• shepherd

What did Santiago's father give him when he left?

• Three gold coins

• A flock of sheep

• A walking stick

• Nothing

Who did Santiago go to speak to about his dream?

• his mother

• his father

• a gypsy

• a priest

Where did the child take Santiago in his dream?

• Home

• The Egyptian Pyramids

• Rome

• The Greek Parthenon

What did the person he asked about his dream ask Santiago for?

• 3 gold coins

• his first child

• 1/10th of his treasure

• 1/10th of his sheep

What is the old man's name?

• Melchizedek

• Malthus

• Melissandre

• Malfeasant