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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VIII, P. 585 to P. 630.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mixtli enjoy feeling an earthquake for the first time?
(a) Because he finds it erotic.
(b) This is a trick question; he doesn't enjoy feeling it at all.
(c) Because he had dreamed about it the night before.
(d) Because he thinks he commanded it to happen.

2. Whom does Mixtli ask to marry him?
(a) Beu Ribe.
(b) Zyanya.
(c) Gie Bele.
(d) Tzitzi.

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

4. To what animal does the lava flow that allows Mixtli to eat freely?
(a) Fish.
(b) Snake.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Deer.

5. What happens to Beu Ribe that causes Mixtli to start to plan revenge?
(a) She is raped.
(b) She is kidnapped and taken far, far away.
(c) She is killed.
(d) Someone burns her house down.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what subject do Chimali and Tlatli both receive scholarships to study?

2. What is so distinct about the Cloud People?

3. What does Mixtli learn to kill game with during his first journey as a tradesman?

4. Where does Tepetzalan work?

5. What does Mixtli's formal, adult name mean?

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