Santiago
Melchizedek
The Alchemist
Locations
Mixed Bag
100
Santiago's pillow in the beginning of the story
A book
100
Melchizedek's title
King of Salem
100
His animal companion
Hawk
100
Santiago's homeland
Andalusia
100
What Santiago's father gave him before he set out to become a shepherd
A pouch that held three ancient Spanish gold coins
200
The number of sheep in Santiago's flock
60
200
Payment for telling Santiago how to find the hidden treasure
1/10 of Santiago's sheep
200
How did he know of Santiago's coming
The wind told him
200
Village where Santiago's first love was
Tarifa
200
Santiago's reoccurring dream
child began to play with his sheep
transported Santiago to the Egyptian Pyramids
tells him, "If you come here, you will find a hidden treasure."
300
Santiago's 3 professions
Shephard, crystal merchant, alchemist
300
Names of the stones Melchizedek gave to Santiago
Urim and Thummim
300
Told the tribal commander that apprehended them Santiago would transform into what
The wind
300
Port city where Santiago loses his money
Tangier
Side note: Each point of the star represents one of the Five Pillars of Islam: the declaration of faith (Shahada), the performance of five daily prayers (Salat), the giving of charity (Zakat), fasting during Ramadan (Sawm), and the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).
300
Santiago's average velocity from where he started to where he ended in the book
0ft/s
400
The two places Santiago was prophesized to find his treasure
Near the Pyramids of Egypt and the fields of Spain near a ruined church
400
The idea that Melchizedek introduced
Personal Legend
400
Before parting told Santiago that the treasure would be where...
his heart is
400
What Santiago had to cross to get to the Egyptian Pyramids
The Sahara Desert
400
Santiago studied what three things while at seminary
Latin, Spanish, and theology
500
The name of Santiago's desert power queen
Fatima
500
Finish the quote:
"And, when you want something..."
"all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it"
500
Told Santiago to get what mount and why
Horse because:
Camels are traitorous: they walk thousands of paces and never seem to tire. Then suddenly, they kneel and die. But horses tire bit by bit. You always know how much you can ask of them, and when it is that they are about to die
500
Name of the oasis where Santiago's caravan becomes "trapped" due to the warring tribes
Al-Fayoum
500
In 1974, due to his progressive activities, Paulo Coelho was kidnapped and tortured by a paramilitary group of what country
Brazil