Who said that?
"All things are one."
Who is Melchizedek (or the King of Salem)?
The meaning of "maktub".
What is "It is written."
This element of story is known as what?
"Henry and Louis did homework while Bodhi played games" is this kind of sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
True or false: Writing literary analysis means you always have to agree with what the author wrote.
What is false?
"Speak to the hand that wrote it all."
Who is the sun?
What are books and/or laboratory equipment?
The story is told in this point of view.
What is third-person omniscient?
Two or more independent clauses joined without punctuation or conjunctions.
What is a run-on (or fused sentence)?
True or false: You need to cite page numbers in a literary analysis essay.
What is true?
"Alchemy is a serious discipline. Every step has to be followed exactly as it was followed by the masters."
Who is the Englishman?
This is where Santiago finds the hidden treasure.
Where is the ruined church in Andalusia (Spain)?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is levanter, simum, and sirocco?
Identify the error here: "I waded out into the water, it felt refreshing in the summer heat."
What is a comma splice?
Name 3 different transition words/phrases for showing the results of something.
Answers may vary: as a result, therefore, consequently, due to, for this reason, subsequently, because of this
"If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day."
Who is Fatima?
This is what the alchemist said would have happened if Santiago did not continue pursuing his Personal Legend.
What is "Santiago would become a rich merchant but will realize that it is too late to realize his Personal Legend"?
Why does the alchemist part ways with Santiago right before reaching the pyramids?
He does this so that Santiago can apply everything he's learned along the way to this last leg of the journey. Also, the alchemist warns Santiago earlier in the story that the Soul of the World will test him severely right before he achieves his dream.
What is "at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause"?
This is what makes an effective thesis statement.
What is "names the title and author, uses a power verb, takes a debatable stance"?
“I'm like everyone else - I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does."
Who is Santiago (the boy)?
This is what the desert, the wind, and the sun don't know about love, and it is also how Santiago believes love is connected to what alchemists do. (Hint: This is the purpose of alchemy.)
What is "Alchemists show that 'when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too'" and/or "'[W]hen we love, we always strive to become better than we are.'"
Why do you think some characters were not named and others were?
Melchizedek, Fatima = allusions
Characters not named = the roles they played in Santiago's journey were more important than their individual identities
Name 5 subordinating conjunctions.
Answers may vary
This is the purpose of a concluding paragraph.
What is "restates the thesis, summarizes the main points, and leaves the reader with a sense of why the text was important enough to read and write about"?