Stuff and Things I
This appears at the point were omens are first introduced.
Butterfly
This is growing in the abandoned Church.
Sycamore Tree
What does the Alchemist first seek to discover in the boy?
What is the name for the group of people and camels travelling across the desert?
Caravan
What are the two master works of Alchemists?
The Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life.
These are the two stones that aid in interpreting omens.
Urim and Thummmin
This is the name of the wind that blows from Africa into Andalusia
Levanter
What is worse than suffering?
The fear of suffering.
What life does the boy find for the Alchemist?
a cobra
What is the boy watching when he gets his vision in the oasis?
Two hawks.
The boy's drink of choice.
Wine.
What does the boy predict while at the Oasis?
An attack is coming.
What Arabic phrase mean "It is written?"
maktub
Who does the elder chieftain reference when accepting the boy's prediction at face value.
Joseph (who saved Egypt)
What does the Englishman say has helped him to trust in people?
His revolver.
The tall pipe enjoyed by many in Northern Africa.
Hookah
What does the shepherd discover has saved him numerous times?
His Heart.
Those who return from the desert understand this.
The soul of the world.
Who does the author speculate left the treasure the boy finds?
A conquistador.
These people are dark messengers of the desert.
Bedouins.
The place of Muslim pilgramige
Mecca.
What advice does the Alchemist give to the Englishman in order to turn lead into gold?
". . .try to do so."
Where does the Alchemist tell the boy he will find his treasure
Where his heart is
What are the last five words of the novel?
"I'm coming, Fatima," he said.
What stone is referenced by the King and the Alchemist in different ways.
Emerald