Question

Read the passage. 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. Which quotation from the passage develops the allegory that when people find their true purpose, they understand the language of the world?
"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."

"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."

"The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way."

"When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day."

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) 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.

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Answer 2

"I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening with people."