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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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Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Personal Legends
Nature
Fear
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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
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Melchizedek
The Crystal Merchant
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 2 Quiz
Further Study
Section 2 Quiz
1
of 5
How does Santiago feel when the dream interpreter takes his hands and begins chanting?
Inspired
Angry
Nervous
Calm
2
of 5
What gives Santiago solace from his fears?
The Gypsy prayer
An image of Jesus
Memories of his dream
An image of Mary
3
of 5
After listening to the dream, the dream interpreter asks for what percentage of Santiago's treasure when he finds it?
15
25
50
10
4
of 5
What is Santiago doing in Tarifa when an old man approaches him?
Watching his flock
Sleeping
Reading
Eating
5
of 5
What percentage of Santiago's sheep does Melchizedek want in return for the information about how to find the treasure?
One sixteenth
One tenth
One quarter
One hundred percent
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