Question
excerpt from The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day. The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way. When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish.
And they had understood each other perfectly well.
There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought. I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people.
Question
Which quotation from the passage develops the allegory that when people find their true purpose, they understand the language of the world?
Responses
"The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way."
"The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way."
"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."
"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."
"When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish."
"When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish."
"When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day."
When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day. The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way. When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish.
And they had understood each other perfectly well.
There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought. I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people.
Question
Which quotation from the passage develops the allegory that when people find their true purpose, they understand the language of the world?
Responses
"The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way."
"The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way."
"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."
"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."
"When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish."
"When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish."
"When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day."
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The quotation that develops the allegory that when people find their true purpose, they understand the language of the world is:
"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."
This line indicates the boy's recognition of a deeper connection and understanding that transcends spoken language, reinforcing the theme of discovering one's true purpose and the universal language that comes with it.
"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."
This line indicates the boy's recognition of a deeper connection and understanding that transcends spoken language, reinforcing the theme of discovering one's true purpose and the universal language that comes with it.