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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mixtli's vision after his naming ceremony?
(a) It suddenly becomes much sharper.
(b) He becomes completely blind.
(c) He starts seeing ghosts.
(d) It begins to deteriorate.

2. Who is Pactli?
(a) Mixtli's son.
(b) Red Heron's son.
(c) Red Heron's brother.
(d) Mixtli's brother.

3. What is Emperor Carlos the ruler of?
(a) None of these answers are correct.
(b) Spain.
(c) The Holy Roman Empire.
(d) The Holy Roman Empire and Spain.

4. Who is the Lady of Tolan?
(a) Nezahualpili's first daughter.
(b) Nezahualpili's second daughter.
(c) Nezahualpili's mother.
(d) Nezahualpili's first wife.

5. What is Mixtli called until he is 7 years old?
(a) Six Branches.
(b) Angry Runner.
(c) Little Man.
(d) Seven Flowers.

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

7. Why is Mixtli sad to leave his hometown for Texcoco?
(a) He knows his new life will be just terrible.
(b) He knows he will be killed there.
(c) He doesn't want to go at all.
(d) He is sad to leave his sister.

8. What is distinct about the man who stops Mixtli on his naming day and asks to read his fortune?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is cacao-colored.
(c) He is extremely tall.
(d) He has very fine clothes.

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

10. How does Gie Bele die?
(a) She falls off a cliff.
(b) She drowns.
(c) In childbirth.
(d) She kills herself.

11. What does Mixtli's formal, adult name mean?
(a) Steady Mountain.
(b) Cleansing Rain.
(c) Deep-Rooted Tree.
(d) Dark Cloud.

12. Why is Mixtli invited to the court of Texcoco?
(a) To perform manual labor.
(b) To be educated.
(c) To be the person who sacrifices others.
(d) To explain his relationship with his sister.

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

14. Who knows where her father went to get the mysterious purple dye?
(a) Tzitzi.
(b) Zyanya.
(c) Gie Bele.
(d) Beu Ribe.

15. How many men are sacrificed at the ceremony Mixtli observes on his naming day?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the hollow days end?

2. Who is Cozcatl?

3. What kind of trial is held after Lady Jadestone Doll's crimes are discovered?

4. What does Gie Bele's name translate to mean?

5. What does Mixtli notice about Zyanya and Beu Ribe's blouses?

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