Asap alchemist book
read the passage.
excerpt from the alchemist by paul coelho
"well, he thought about that," the old man said. "but bakers are more important people than shepherds. bakers have homes, while shepherds sleep out in the open. parents would rather see their children marry bakers than shepherds."
the boy felt a pang in his heart, thinking about the merchant's daughter. there was surely a baker in her town.
the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies."
the old man leafed through the book, and fell to reading a page he came to. the boy waited, and then interrupted the old man just as he himself had been interrupted. "why are you telling me all this? "
"because you are trying to realize your destiny. and you are at the point where you're about to give it all up."
1.which quotation from the passage presents the best evidence to develop the allegory that people should pursue their personal legend?
a) "'but bakers are more important people than shepherds.'"
b) "the boy waited, and then interrupted the old man just as he himself had been interrupted. 'why are you telling me all this? '"
c) "'parents would rather see their children marry bakers than shepherds.'"
d)the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"
2.how does the boy influence the life of the englishman?
a) the boy is a friend and loyal companion who convinces the englishman it would be best to follow the boy's personal legend.
b) by giving the stones urim and thummim to the englishman, santiago gives him the ability to make choices that will lead him to his personal legend.
c) the boy reminds the englishman of how ignorant people can be, causing him to pursue the alchemist with even more enthusiasm.
d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.
3.how does the king of salem influence the boy’s actions in tarifa?
a) he uses magic to ensure the boy meets the crystal merchant, which gives the boy an example of someone living his personal legend.
b)he speaks to the boy and encourages him to respect his sheep, which encourages the boy to remain a shepherd.
c)the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.
d)he uses the thief to teach the boy a lesson about trust, which leads the boy to be more suspicious of strangers.
4.how does the boy the englishman fulfill his personal legend?
a)using the language of the world, the boy translates the englishman’s books and explains their hidden messages.
b)the boy uses his connection to the crystal merchant to find the alchemist.
c)the boy guides the englishman in the right direction by using his stones.
d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.
5.how does the alchemist affect the personal legend of the englishman?
a)by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.
b)the englishman, dismayed to discover that there is no recipe to turn lead into gold, abandons his quest.
c) when he finds the alchemist, the englishman has fulfilled his personal legend. this leaves the englishman content and satisfied, so there is nothing left to accomplish.
d)the alchemist shows the englishman that his pursuit of wealth is futile. the englishman decides to return to the caravan and take his life back into his own hands.