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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote Aztec?
(a) J.D. Salinger.
(b) Wiliam Shakespeare.
(c) Gary Jennings.
(d) Manuel Rendon.
2. Who knows where her father went to get the mysterious purple dye?
(a) Zyanya.
(b) Tzitzi.
(c) Beu Ribe.
(d) Gie Bele.
3. What amazing powers does the crystal have that Mixtli brings back to Ahuitzotl?
(a) It shows the future and is nearly invisible.
(b) It glows blue when enemies are near and sometimes makes a hissing sound.
(c) It can start fires and act like a magnifying glass.
(d) None of these answers is correct.
4. Who is Lady Jadestone Doll?
(a) Mixtli's girlfriend.
(b) Nezahualpili's new wife.
(c) Nezahualpili's new servant.
(d) Mixtli's servant at Texcoco.
5. For what subject do Chimali and Tlatli both receive scholarships to study?
(a) Swordfighting.
(b) Art.
(c) Religion.
(d) Accounting.
6. What happens during the "five hollow days" in Mixtli's hometown?
(a) Every voting citizen goes in search of hallowed grounds.
(b) Nothing -- they are days of no activity.
(c) A grand parade is conducted.
(d) Everyone takes a vow of silence.
7. What happens when the hollow days end?
(a) All the farmers plant their crops.
(b) A new year begins.
(c) There is a night of celebration.
(d) Everyone confesses their sins.
8. Why does Mixtli enjoy feeling an earthquake for the first time?
(a) Because he thinks he commanded it to happen.
(b) Because he finds it erotic.
(c) This is a trick question; he doesn't enjoy feeling it at all.
(d) Because he had dreamed about it the night before.
9. Who is Cozcatl?
(a) One of the women Lady Jadestone Doll killed.
(b) There is no character named Cozcatl.
(c) One of the men Lady Jadestone Doll killed.
(d) Mixtli's faithful servant.
10. Who comes up to see Lady Jadestone Doll when Pactli is expected?
(a) Mixtli.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) Tsitsi.
(d) The cacao-colored man.
11. Why is Tzitzi summoned by priests?
(a) Because she has confessed to being a sinner.
(b) Because she can see the future.
(c) Because she has started talking in tongues.
(d) To be examined for virginity.
12. What about the purple dye is so intriguing when Mixtli first hears of it?
(a) It is permanent.
(b) Only women can use it.
(c) It disappears after three days.
(d) It comes from the gods.
13. What does Mixtli want to do with the huge fossil bones?
(a) Uses them as weapons because ivory is so strong.
(b) Uses them to make carrying their stuff easier.
(c) Takes them to a sculptor.
(d) Builds a totem pole that will worship Mixtli himself.
14. Who are sacrificed at the end of the hollow days?
(a) No one.
(b) Two goats.
(c) Mixtli's favorite servants.
(d) Two slave children.
15. Who does Mixtli meet in the court of Texcoco when he first arrives?
(a) His childhood friend.
(b) His grandfather, who he thought was dead.
(c) His sister.
(d) The cacao-colored man.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to Mixtli on his way to Gie Bele's house the second time?
2. On what job is Mitxtli working when his sister seduces him?
3. What does Gie Bele's name translate to mean?
4. Who is thought to be behind Gie Bele's death?
5. Who is Blood Gutton?
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