The Alchemist Quiz 3

Santiago is surprised by how _____ the oasis is

• big

• small

• clean

• dirty

Why are oases considered neutral territories? (places where there should be no fighting)

• because most people in them were women and children

• because the Koran forbids fighting in them

• because everybody needs to use them

• because it is hard to fight in them

Who does The Englishman search for in the oasis?

• The alchemist

• The local chiefs

• A woman

• A bookseller

Why should men not talk to women wearing black?

• it shows they are married

• it shows they are in mourning

• it shows they cannot speak

• it shows they are busy

Who does Santiago meet while trying to find the person the Englishman is looking for?

• a woman called Fatima

• the King of Salem

• a strange foreigner

• the alchemist

What is a genie?

• a spirit of good and evil

• a type of angel

• a desert wind

• a member of the local tribe

What is the Englishman told he must do before he can learn anything more?

• try to turn lead into gold

• survive alone in the desert

• visit the pyramids

• find a genie

What does Santiago do the second time he meets Fatima?

• asks her to marry him

• just watches her

• asks her for dinner

• runs away

What does Fatima say about desert women?

• they know their men will have to go into the desert for a long time

• they expect their men to stay at home

• they don't care much about their men

• they will have many different men

What omen does Santiago see in the desert?

• hawks flying

• camels running

• water flowing

• wind blowing