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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Part One, Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Part Two, Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Characters
Character List
Santiago
The Alchemist
The Crystal Merchant
Melchizedek
The Englishman
Fatima
Main Ideas
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Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Nature
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Part One, Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Part Two, Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
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Santiago
The Alchemist
Melchizedek
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Fatima
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Themes, Motifs, & Symbols
Part One, Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Part Two, Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
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Section 12 Quiz
Further Study
Section 12 Quiz
1
of 5
What takes place during Santiago and the alchemist's first day at the camp?
A sandstorm
A horse race
A chess match
A battle
2
of 5
Where does Santiago sit for most of the second day at the camp?
On a mountain
In a tent
On a cliff
On a horse
3
of 5
On the third day, Santiago hears the desert speak to him. What does he tell the desert about?
The alchemist
His love for Fatima
Being captured
The treasure
4
of 5
What is the simum?
The sun's warmth
Sand dunes
A powerful gale
A word for love
5
of 5
Santiago tells the sun that ___ transforms the Soul of the World.
Willpower
Hope
Love
Peace
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