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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen if Pactli marries Tzitzilini?
(a) She must bear a son within one year.
(b) The family will become nobles.
(c) All of her former boyfriends will be killed.
(d) She will have to leave her hometown.

2. What nickname is Mixtli given because of his poor vision?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Four-eyes.
(c) Blind.
(d) Mole.

3. What happens to Mixtli as a result of his service to Lady Jadestone Doll?
(a) He is exiled.
(b) He is sentenced to death but later pardoned.
(c) He is sentenced to death but escapes.
(d) He faces no punishment because he was just following orders.

4. Why does Mixtli draw a picture of Pactli for Lady Jadestone Doll?
(a) So she will have him killed.
(b) So she will pick him to have sex with.
(c) So she will distract him from his sister.
(d) So she will banish him.

5. Who is Blood Gutton?
(a) Mixtli's uncle.
(b) Mixtli's teacher.
(c) Mixtli's father.
(d) Mixtli's boss at the quarry.

6. What does Mixtli notice about Zyanya and Beu Ribe's blouses?
(a) They are very, very old and worn.
(b) They used to be Gie Bele's.
(c) They are made of the finest silk available.
(d) They have the mysterious purple dye in them.

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

8. What is Mixtli's father given in exchange for his silence about what happens to Tzitzi?
(a) His freedom.
(b) A new house.
(c) A lot of gold.
(d) He is made head of the quarry.

9. How are the unexpected riches delivered to Mixtli?
(a) By elephants.
(b) By bird.
(c) By slaves.
(d) By canoe.

10. What does Mixtli learn to kill game with during his first journey as a tradesman?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) Poison.
(c) A gun.
(d) A spear.

11. What does Mixtli learn about the Mexican people in his first history class?
(a) That they were nomads.
(b) That they adopted the civilization of their new neighbors in the Lake region.
(c) That he has incorrect ideas about their history.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

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

13. How long does Mixtli travel for during his first journey as a tradesman?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Seventeen weeks.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Seven weeks.

14. Where is the purple dye found?
(a) In Mexico City.
(b) In the land of the Zyu.
(c) In Spain.
(d) In the land Ahuitzotl rules over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mixtli want to do with the huge fossil bones?

2. Where does Mixtli return to after his first journey as a tradesman?

3. Who does Mixtli meet in the court of Texcoco when he first arrives?

4. What is Mixtli called until he is 7 years old?

5. How many pairs of magnifying glasses does Mixtli order?

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