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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part XI, P. 797 to P. 891.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gie Bele?
(a) Mixtli's long-lost sister.
(b) A woman who lost her inn as collateral.
(c) The slave who dies after being attacked by a jaguar.
(d) The goddess of safe travels.

2. What is an acali?
(a) The royal boat that takes Mixtli back to Texcoco.
(b) A spy.
(c) A strange bug that seems to have mystical powers.
(d) The name given to the person about to be sacrificed.

3. What astrological event marks the New Fire ceremony?
(a) The lunar eclipse.
(b) The arising of the "six stars."
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) The eclips of the sun.

4. Where does Mixtli return to after his first journey as a tradesman?
(a) Tenochtitlan.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Mexcoco.
(d) His hometown.

5. What does Mixtli try to do to the woman he finds sitting but dead near an Otomi town?
(a) Bury her.
(b) Find her clothes.
(c) Find out her name.
(d) Have sex with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the young men of Mixtli's hometown find a female slave?

2. Who is grabbed as a hostage during Mixtli's quest for the purple dye?

3. How does Mixtli react to the request Ticklish makes of him after he returns from the Raramuri?

4. What happens to Mixtli on his way to Gie Bele's house the second time?

5. As children, what do Chimali and Mixtli pretend they are and will be as adults?

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