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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Mixtli find huge fossil bones?
(a) On top of a mountain.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the jungle.
(d) In a dry, cracked lake bed.

3. What kind of trial is held after Lady Jadestone Doll's crimes are discovered?
(a) A private one.
(b) A public one.
(c) One where the gods are supposed to decide what happens to her.
(d) She is not given a trial.

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

5. What is Lady Jadestone Doll's punishment for her affairs?
(a) Torture.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Death.
(d) Her first-born son will be killed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mixtli sad to leave his hometown for Texcoco?

3. At what pivotal moment does Cozcatl rejoin Mixtli?

4. Who is Cozcatl?

5. Who wrote Aztec?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mixtli have sex with the female slave that all of the young men from his hometown hire?

2. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

3. What favor does Mixtli ask of his friends Tlatli and Chimali after his sister is summoned by the priests?

4. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

5. What does Mixtli do to the tapestry, made by his rival Chimali, when he sees it in a foreign ruler's court?

6. According to legend, which god is said to return with the Toltec people?

7. What kind act does Mixtli do for Flame Flower?

8. What particular product, used by a doctor to try to save Slave Ten's life, does Mixtli find so interesting?

9. Who is Armed Scorpio?

10. How old is Mixtli when he sees his first human sacrifice?

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