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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about the purple dye is so intriguing when Mixtli first hears of it?
(a) It is permanent.
(b) It disappears after three days.
(c) Only women can use it.
(d) It comes from the gods.

2. Why do the young men of Mixtli's hometown find a female slave?
(a) To cook them food.
(b) To clean their houses.
(c) To clean their clothes.
(d) To give them sex.

3. What does Teotihuacan mean?
(a) Palace of the Clouds.
(b) The Place Where the Gods Gathered.
(c) City of Danger.
(d) Holy City.

4. How are swords sharpened in Mixtli's hometown?
(a) With sharp obsidian rocks.
(b) By leaving them in the river.
(c) With other swords.
(d) On very hard wood trees.

5. Where is Mixtli from?
(a) Chimali.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Spain.
(d) Xaltocan.

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

7. Who is Red Heron?
(a) The president of Mexico.
(b) The governor of Texcoco.
(c) The governor of Xaltocan.
(d) The governor of Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What amazing powers does the crystal have that Mixtli brings back to Ahuitzotl?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) It glows blue when enemies are near and sometimes makes a hissing sound.
(c) It shows the future and is nearly invisible.
(d) It can start fires and act like a magnifying glass.

14. Why is Tzitzi summoned by priests?
(a) Because she has started talking in tongues.
(b) To be examined for virginity.
(c) Because she can see the future.
(d) Because she has confessed to being a sinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mixtli as a result of his service to Lady Jadestone Doll?

2. After the battle, what is Mixtli asked to do by Reverend Speaker?

3. Who is the Lady of Tolan?

4. Who is Tepetzalan?

5. Who knows where her father went to get the mysterious purple dye?

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