Answer the following question: What lessons does Santiago lean by

working at the crystal shop? Why do you think Coelho chose crystal?
How does the crystal merchants explanation for not taking the
pilgrimage to Mecca (p.55) highlight the difference between Santiago
and the merchant? What effect does the merchant say Santiago has on
him?

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Santiago- pg 62- tan/64- red- it was the language of enthusiasm, of
things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for
something believed in and desired.
Pg 68/70- when someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a
strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of
when he first made the decision.
73 /75- the boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without
ever having set foot in the desert befoe. Whenever he saw the sea, or
a fire, he fell silent, iimpresed by their elemental force. Ive learned
things from the sheep, and Ive learned things from crystal, he thought.
I can learn fsomething form the desert oo.
77/79= this fear evaporates when we realize that it is written by the
same hand
Directions: answer the questions that are marked with a star. Then,
cut these up into strips. Put them in chronological order, and glue them
to a white paper.
Santiago goes to crystal shop and offers to clean the glass
the caravan begins to move across the desert
the crystal merchant explains the 5 pillars of his Islam religion, and
why he hasnt gone to Mecca
*One night during their travel through the desert to the oasis, the
caravan leader tells his story. What is his story? How did come to be a
caravan leader?

The Candy maker gives Santiago his first candy of they day
the crystal shop owner tells Santiago that it costs a fortune to travel to
Egypt it is very far away
Santiago thinks that maybe the old King has been guiding him all
along, and he changes his mind, and decides to go to look for his
treasure at the pyramids
*We are told the definition of alchemy on pg 68: What is it?
Santiago, who has decided to travel through the desert to the
pyramids, joins the caravan and meets the Englishman
the caravan leader instructs everyone in the caravan to swear to
whatever god they believe in that they will follow his orders
they begin to sell tea at the crystal shop, and business booms
We are introduced to the Englishman, who has been studying alchemy
for many years. He has spent money, read books, wants to master it,
but has not. He heard about a man who lives in the oasis in the middle
of the desert who is a master alchemist.
The caravan decides to be very careful as they travel, so as not to
draw attention to themselves
Santiago decides to start reading the Englishmans books
Santiago remembers the merchants daughter, and thinks that she is
probably married to someone else by now
The English man and Santiago talk a little about urim and thummin,
kings, omens
*Write is the definition of BedouinsOne night they come by to say that there is a rumor of a war coming

Santiago asks the crystal merchant for his permission to leave. He is

planning on going back home and buying more sheep to become a
shepherd again.