Characters
They convince Santiago to give them 1/10th of Santiago's flock of sheep in order to help him actualize his personal legend.
Who is The King of Salem or Melchizedek?
Where is Santiago from & where does this place reside?
What is Andalucía in Spain?
These symbolize the choices we have in life, our ability to go left or right, up or down, to take two paths.
What are the Urim and Thummim?
What does "Maktub" mean?
What is "it is written"?
He just struck a deal on April 25 to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion.
Who is Elon Musk?
Who makes Santiago give him 1/10th of his treasure in return for the interpretation of his dream(s)?
Who is The Romani/Gypsy woman?
Where does Santiago dream that he must go to the pyramids?
Where is the abandoned church in Andalucía?
The perspective that the story is told from is known as what, and what perspective is it?
Who does Santiago envision that shows him the way to the pyramids?
Who is a little child?
He just won a second term as president of France on April 24, triumphing over Marine Le Pen.
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
They are notable because of their patience and their trust. They tell Santiago, "if I am really part of your dream, you'll come back."
Who is Fatima?
What does two things does Santiago see in the desert that convinces him he must speak to the elders of the oasis?
What are hawks fighting and a vision of war?
An allusion is when a work of literature refers to another work of literature or art within it. When the men of the oasis say, "Two thousand years ago, in a distant land, a man who believed in dreams was thrown into a dungeon and then sold as a slave . . . and brought to Egypt." They are alluding to what boy in a colorful coat from The Old Testament?
Who is Jospeh?
Who must Santiago finally speak with to turn into the wind?
Who is God or "The Hand that Wrote All"?
______ did not steal from another songwriter when he wrote his 2017 megahit “_______” according to a highly anticipated court ruling in London on April 6.
Who is Ed Sheeran? What is "Shape of You"?
They tell Santiago, "I'm not so stupid as to cross an entire desert just because of a recurrent dream."
Who are the pyramid robbers?
Where is Tangier and what is a shiny sword?
When something is considered the central topic or idea in a work of literature, like the notion that one must pursue their personal legends, we call this what literary device?
What omen does Santiago discover when he reaches the pyramids that helps him realize he is close to what he thinks is his treasure?
What is a scarab beetle?
This popular music festival, held annual, returned recently to California after a hiatus due to COVID 19.
What is Cochella?
He greatly wants to be a protégé of The Alchemist; however, his intense focus on only one language of learning prevents him from truly understanding alchemy.
Who is The Englishman?
In what two places does Santiago's treasure truly lie all along and what are those two treasures?
What is the abandoned church in Spain and what is the Oasis?
A recurring theme or idea like "Maktub" or dreams that helps better develop our understanding of the novel and what it aims to teach is called what?
What is a "motif"?
What was the dream or personal legend of the robber at the pyramid?
What is to go to Spain and find treasure in a church?
She was recently nominated and appointed as the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court in the United States on April 7.
Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson?