The Alchemist – Plot Summary Cloze
Personal
Legend
Emerald
Tablet
gypsy woman
200
nothing to live
for
raven
neutral zone
Mecca
treasure
treasure
leave Fatima
shepherd
liquid
Panic-stricken
an Englishman
King of Salem
church
his flock
sycamore
Elixir of Life
Spain
crystal
merchant
listening to his
heart
his treasure
the wind and
the sun
take up arms
monastery
dream
Philosopher’s
Stone
marry
Andalusia
church yard
church yard
unhappy and
unfulfilled
chest of
jewels and
gold
an alchemist
Egyptian
pyramids
a year
Soul of the
World
a thief robs
him
solid
Philosophers
Stone
an omen
follow his
heart
oasis
oasis
Fatima
Fatima
sycamore tree
sycamore tree
child
digging for the recurring
treasure
dream
Santiago
gold
Melchizedek
lead into gold
do that any
time
turn lead into
gold
money
Master Work
a priest
Hand That
Wrote All
worthlessness
of dreams
to travel
same one
never told
anyone
turn into wind
daughter
A recurring ___________ troubles _____________, a young and adventurous
_____________ who lives in _________________. He has the dream every time he
sleeps under a ______________ tree that grows out of the ruins of a ____________.
During the dream, a _______________ tells him to seek _______________ at the foot
of the ________________________________.
Santiago tells how he became a shepherd because he wanted
_________________. His father wanted him to be _________________. Santiago
chose to __________________________, and his father supported him nonetheless.
Santiago is on his way to see the _______________________________ with the
_______________ hair. He hopes she will want to _________________ him. On the
way, Santiago consults a ________________________ to interpret the dream, and to
his surprise she tells him to go to Egypt. The next day he meets a strange, magical
old man named _____________________, who claims to be the
_______________________. He seems to know all kinds of things about Santiago
and his family and even knows things Santiago has ______________________. He
tells Santiago that it is his _______________________________ to journey to the
pyramids and he convinces Santiago to sell _________________ and set off to
Morocco.
When Santiago arrives, he is too trusting and __________________________, taking
all his money. He is resourceful and finds work with a local
_________________________________. Santiago considers returning home to
Andalusia, but realizes that he can _____________________________, and so he
continues to pursue his dream. The kindly merchant teaches Santiago several
lessons, and Santiago encourages the merchant to take risks with his business.
The merchant dreams of going to _____________________. However, he doesn’t
want to actually go, because he thinks then he will have
____________________________. Santiago works hard, and helps the merchant
build his business. Santiago becomes a rich man in just _________________.
Santiago decides to cash in his earnings and continue pursuing his Personal
Legend: to find treasure at the pyramids. He joins a caravan crossing the Sahara
desert toward Egypt and meets __________________________ who is studying to
become. He learns a lot from the Englishman during the journey. For one, he
learns that the secret of alchemy is written on a stone called the
_______________________. The ultimate creation of alchemy is the
________________________, which consists of a ______________ called the
_________________________ that can turn _____________________, and a
____________ called the ________________________ that can cure all ills. Santiago
learns the Englishman is traveling with the caravan to the Saharan
__________________ of Al-Fayoum, where a powerful, ____________-year-old
alchemist resides. The Englishman plans to ask the alchemist the secret of his
trade.
The oasis exceeds all Santiago’s expectations. It is like a huge city. It is a unique
place as it is a ___________________ for everyone in the desert. There, Santiago
falls in love with ________________, who lives at the oasis. There are rumblings of
tribal conflict and war. During a walk in the desert, Santiago witnesses
_______________ that foretells an attack on the oasis. He warns the tribal chieftains
of the attack, and they make an exception, requesting the inhabitants of the
oasis to _______________________ and prepare for battle. As a result, Al-Fayoum
successfully defends itself against the assault. Santiago decides he would like to
stay at the oasis where he is happy and can be with Fatima.
Santiago meets the alchemist in the desert outside the oasis. He invites Santiago
on a trip into the desert, during which he teaches Santiago about the
importance of ___________________ and pursuing his Personal Legend. He
convinces Santiago to _______________________ and the oasis to finish his journey
to the pyramids, helping Santiago see that if he chooses not to accomplish his
Personal Legend, he will end up feeling ______________________________. The
alchemist offers to accompany Santiago on the next part of his trip.
While the alchemist and Santiago continue through the desert, the alchemist
shares much of his wisdom about the ____________________________. They are
mere days away from the pyramids when a tribe of Arab soldiers captures them.
In exchange for his life and the life of Santiago, the alchemist hands over to the
tribe all of Santiago’s _______________, and tells the soldiers that Santiago is a
powerful alchemist who will _____________________________ within three days.
Santiago is_________________________ because he has no idea how to do this,
and over the next three days he contemplates the desert. On the third day, he
communicates with ______________________________ and coaxes them to help
him create a tremendous sandstorm. He prays to the
___________________________________, and at the height of the storm he
disappears. He reappears on the other side of the camp, and the tribesmen,
awed by the power of the storm and by Santiago’s ability, let him and the
alchemist go free.
The alchemist continues to travel with Santiago as far as a ___________________
several hours from the pyramids. There, he demonstrates his ability to
______________________________ using the _____________________________. He gives
Santiago a large piece of __________ and sends him off. He also keeps a piece at
the monastery for Santiago, in case he needs it later.
Santiago finally arrives in Egypt and begins ___________________________________
at the foot of the pyramids. While he is doing this, two men accost him and take
his gold. They push him to tell where he got his money from and what he is
digging for. Santiago follows some advice from the alchemist and tells them the
truth. They don’t believe him and assume he has no other money, and that he
just stole the gold from somewhere. Before leaving, one of the men tries to
illustrate the ____________________________________ by telling Santiago about his
own _____________________: a ________________ buried in an abandoned
_____________ in _____________ where a ____________________________ grows. The
church is the ______________________ in Santiago’s dream, and he finally
understands where _______________________ is.
He returns to Spain to find a _________________________________________ buried
under the ________________________________, in the __________________. He plans
to return with it to the ____________ where he will reunite with _______________,
who is waiting for him.