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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 Mixtli encourage the ruler of Aztlan to do?

2. Who has been working on Mixtli's fossil bones?

3. How does Mixtli gauge if the tribes he meets are kin?

4. What animal does Mixtli roast on the shore once he is no longer adrift at sea?

5. What does Mixtli do to the cranky young man in a loincloth he finds fishing for frogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only thing that provides a cheerful diversion for Mixtli during the time he spends building a new colony?

2. How are Mixtli's crystals and bone carvings received?

3. What do Siriame and Mixtli do after they take jipuri cacti?

4. What does Snake Woman realize after she is sent with golden gifts to Cortes in Chololan?

5. What features does Mixtli like in the house Ahuitzotl builds for him?

6. Who is Canautli?

7. What kinds of weapons does Cortes place on the roof of Motecuzoma's palace?

8. Why does Cortes burn all of his ships but one?

9. What kind of boat does Mixtli use to follow the lava flow out to sea?

10. Who decides to make up a story about how the civilians (that Mixtli killed) were massacred by unknown assailants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sex plays a major role in Aztec. Choose three scenes where characters have sex, describe what the reader learns about those characters through their choice to sleep with each other, and describe at least one literary device Jennings uses to convey information to the reader about each character in each scene.

Essay Topic 2

Is Mixtli a good or bad man? Make sure to use specific, direct evidence from Aztec to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the incestuous relationship between Mixtli and Tzitzi, its effect on the reader, and its function in the novel.

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