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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago do immediately after leaving the individual who performed a service for him in Part 1?

2. How does the decision to not return home in Part 3 make Santiago feel?

3. What is the payment Santiago expects for completing his first job on his journey?

4. About how long does it take to determine if the object Santiago makes the crystal merchant is a big success?

5. Who visits Santiago in his dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Santiago spend his time before he falls asleep on the old abandoned church floor?

2. What does the old man advise Santiago to follow?

3. What does the boy about his own age offer to help Santiago with?

4. What does Santiago learn to listen to as he travels with the caravan?

5. What does Santiago see in his father's eyes?

6. What does Santiago reflect upon in Part 1 regarding to the sheep?

7. How does Santiago think in Part 2 he can get the money to buy a ticket to Africa?

8. What advice does Santiago's father share with him after Santiago describes his dream to travel and see the world?

9. Why is Santiago disappointed in the gypsy's reading?

10. In Part 1, what does Santiago anticipate explaining to the merchant's daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what destiny means to you. Include ideas about whether or not you believe it is predetermined or can change and why you feel that way.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the importance of literacy within this novel. Do not report on being unable to read the novel if one is illiterate. Instead, focus on how literacy brings power within the novel. Provide specific examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concepts of evolution and conflict in this story. Use examples from the story to support your discussion. Then make a personal connection to the discussion in your own life.

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