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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Jadeston Doll do to her lovers?

2. Why is Tzitzi summoned by priests?

3. What is Mixtli called until he is 7 years old?

4. What is unique about Chimali's hair?

5. What does Teotihuacan mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

2. What kind act does Mixtli do for Flame Flower?

3. In the opening of the book, what does Mixtli's sister, Tzitzilini, get punished for?

4. Why is Mixtli's home area called the five lakes region?

5. According to legend, which god is said to return with the Toltec people?

6. How do Zyanya and Beu Ribe decide who goes with Mixtli to find the purple dye?

7. What particular product, used by a doctor to try to save Slave Ten's life, does Mixtli find so interesting?

8. How old is Mixtli when he sees his first human sacrifice?

9. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

10. What is the legend that surrounds the Tolecs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a well-crafted essay that discusses 1) the function of the Bishop, 2) what the reader is supposed to think of the Bishop, and 3) at least three literary devices that Jennings uses to convey what the Bishop thinks of Mixtli's life story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Mixtli's journey to and interaction with the Raramuri people represent one of the central themes of the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss three literary devices Jennings uses to incorporate brutality and violence in a novel in such a way that the story itself, while containing these aspects, does not become one of brutality and violence. Make sure to use examples from the text to support your thesis.

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