Main Events
What happens to Santiago immediately after he arrives in Tangier?
A thief steals all his money.
Who is the character who prefers books to looking at the desert?
Your personal legend is "what you have always wanted to________."
Accomplish.
Why did the crystal merchant refuse to sell tea in the glasses at first?
He was afraid of change.
What word means "it is written"?
Maktub.
What job does Santiago do for a year to make money?
He works in a crystal shop.
Who is the woman Santiago falls in love with at the Oasis?
Fatima.
Why does the crystal merchant refuse to pursue his personal legend?
Because he is afraid of disappointment, and is afraid his life won't have meaning afterwards.
The alchemist says that if you give in to your fears, you won't be able to talk to your__________.
Heart.
"My heart is a ______. It doesn't want me to go on."
Traitor.
Santiago meets the Englishman when he joins a caravan. Where is the Caravan travelling to?
Al-Fayoum.
Who is the character who gives Santiago Urim and Thummim and tells him about personal legends?
The Old King.
Why can the Englishman not turn lead into gold?
Before he meets the alchemist, his fear of failure makes him read books about alchemy rather than trying to be an alchemist himself.
What did the Englishman's mistrust of people lead to him carrying (that he gave up when they arrived at the oasis).
A gun.
"Every blessing ignored becomes a _________."
Curse.
Why do the soldiers at the camp threaten to kill Santiago and the Alchemist?
They think they are spies.
Who is the character who tests Santiago's courage by pointing a sword at him.
The alchemist.
The alchemist tells Santiago that the only way to learn is by____.
Doing.
The alchemist says that usuallym the threat of deat makes people more aware of what?
"One dies of_______just when palm trees appear on the horizon."
Thirst.
What does one of the robbers who attacks Santiago tell him that leads to him finding the treasure?
He tells him how he had a dream where he found treasure under a tree in a church in Spain.
Who decided to first save money before pursuing their personal legend?
The baker.
According to the old king, what is "the world's greatest lie"?
That at some point we lose control of our lives and they become controlled by fate.
The camel driver says he isn't afraid of war or death. Why?
He lives in the present.
"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of ___________."
Failure.