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This location is where Santiago's treasure is promised to be buried.
What is The Pyramids of Giza?
Santiago ("the boy") starts the story working as this kind of worker.
What is a shepherd?
This concept, the most important in the story, is introduced by Melchizedek as something that every person has the potential to have, but not every person achieves.
What is a Personal Legend?
This country is where Paulo Coehlo, the author of the novel, is from.
What is Brazil?
This region of Spain is the starting point for Santiago's journey.
What is Andalusia?
The crystal merchant never achieved his Personal Legend, which involved traveling to this location.
What is Mecca?
The theme of not giving into fear can best be demonstrated by Santiago's decision to do which impossible feat in the last section of the novel?
What is turning himself into the Wind?
The secrets of alchemy can be said to be written entirely on which object (named after a mineral)?
What is the Emerald Tablet?
This port city in Spain is where Santiago hears his fortune from the "gypsy woman."
What is Tarifa?
This character first introduces Santiago to the concept of alchemy, giving him many books to study in order to understand the ideas involved.
Who is the Englishman?
This major concept, mentioned frequently in the book, represents the essential underlying essence of all things.
What is The Soul of the World?
The novel's prologue opens with a brief retelling about the story of which character from Greek mythology?
What is Narcissus?
Santiago finds his treasure under which object/location?
What is the sycamore tree in the abandoned church?
Who is the chieftain of the oasis?
The theme of the importance of omens can be demonstrated in which event in the novel? (Multiple possible answers)
What is.... (teacher will assess student response)
These two objects make up the "Master Work" which all alchemists try to create.
What is the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life?
Santiago and the Englishman arrive at the Oasis in Egypt which has this name in Arabic.
What is Al-Fayoum?
Melchizedek offers Santiago this gift before he embarks on his journey.
What is Urim and Thummim?
This Arabic phrase, spoken often by the crystal merchant and representing the theme of destiny, becomes one of Santiago's own catchphrases toward the end of the novel.
What is maktub ("it is written")?
This number represents the number of characters in the story with actual names.
What is 3 (Santiago, Fatima, Melchizedek)?