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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. For what subject do Chimali and Tlatli both receive scholarships to study?
(a) Swordfighting.
(b) Religion.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Art.

2. Who does Pactli wish to marry?
(a) No one.
(b) Red Heron.
(c) Mixtli.
(d) Tzitzilini.

3. On what job is Mitxtli working when his sister seduces him?
(a) A guard.
(b) A miner.
(c) A politician.
(d) An artist.

4. What do Chimali and Tiatli specifically want to be when they grow up?
(a) Limestone sculptors.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Journalists.
(d) Translators.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are sacrificed at the end of the hollow days?

3. What happens to Mixtli's vision after his naming ceremony?

4. Where is Mixtli from?

5. What is a holy number in Mixtli's society?

(see the answer key)

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