Real life events. This is because the Alchemist is a novel, and thus a work of fiction. Since it is fiction, it means it cannot have any real life events in the story.
Central argument is my answer because i just learned about this
Comma is used incorrectly in the sentence <em>The Great Hall is open to the public, you must reserve a spot in advance </em>because it attempts to join two independent clauses. Instead of a comma, you should use a semi colon here.