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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, P. 136 to P. 228.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lady Jadestone Doll?
(a) Nezahualpili's new wife.
(b) Mixtli's girlfriend.
(c) Nezahualpili's new servant.
(d) Mixtli's servant at Texcoco.

2. As children, what do Chimali and Mixtli pretend they are and will be as adults?
(a) Artists.
(b) Peace makers.
(c) Great warriors.
(d) Singers.

3. What happens to Mixtli's vision after his naming ceremony?
(a) He becomes completely blind.
(b) He starts seeing ghosts.
(c) It suddenly becomes much sharper.
(d) It begins to deteriorate.

4. What is distinct about the man who stops Mixtli on his naming day and asks to read his fortune?
(a) He has very fine clothes.
(b) He is extremely tall.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is cacao-colored.

5. What service must Mixtli do once he arrives at the court of Texcoco?
(a) Manage other slaves.
(b) Scrub the entire castle so he knows it by heart.
(c) Assist the ruler there.
(d) Pay for his crimes with his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pactli wish to marry?

2. What modern day city would Mixtli have been from?

3. What is Mixtli's father given in exchange for his silence about what happens to Tzitzi?

4. Why is Mixtli sad to leave his hometown for Texcoco?

5. What is Mixtli's formal, adult name?

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