The Alchemist Final Exam Study Guide 1. Name of author 2. date of publication 3. narrated in what point of view 4. name of “boy” in story 5. “boy” was doing what until the age of 16 6. tree that grew in the church 7. “boy’s” dream 8. place where old man, Melchizedek, came from 9. “boy” and old man traded something 10. something caused the “boy” to lose track of the stranger after the stranger was given money 11. length of time crystal merchant has been buying and selling crystal 12. a phrase used to explain the principle of favorability 13. the idea that kept the crystal merchant alive 14. quote: “There is a universal language, understood by everybody, but already forgotten.” Who said this? 15. Maktub means … 16. “Boy” saw something at the oasis that was a warning sign that something terrible was going to happen 17. the “boy’s” soulmate 18. direction in which the alchemist lived 19. quote: “Its not what enters men’s mouths that is evil, its what comes out of their mouths that is.” Who said this? 20. number of characters in the novel that are referred to by their names