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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, P. 87 to P. 135.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 cacao-colored.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is extremely tall.

2. What is a holy number in Mixtli's society?
(a) 52.
(b) Anything ending in 2.
(c) 25.
(d) 18.

3. Where does Tepetzalan work?
(a) On the subway.
(b) In a rock quarry.
(c) He is unemployed.
(d) He is the king, so he doesn't really work anywhere specific.

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

5. How does Chimali hide his hair as a child?
(a) Beneath a ski cap.
(b) He tucks it under his shirt, in the back.
(c) In a hollowed-out pumpkin.
(d) He rubs mud in it to hide the color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pactli?

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

3. Who is Tzitzilini?

4. What is Tepetzalan also known as?

5. Who is Red Heron?

(see the answer key)

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