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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. On what job is Mitxtli working when his sister seduces him?
(a) A miner.
(b) A politician.
(c) A guard.
(d) An artist.

2. Who wrote Aztec?
(a) Wiliam Shakespeare.
(b) J.D. Salinger.
(c) Manuel Rendon.
(d) Gary Jennings.

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

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

5. Who does Mixtli meet in the court of Texcoco when he first arrives?
(a) The cacao-colored man.
(b) His childhood friend.
(c) His grandfather, who he thought was dead.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What service must Mixtli do once he arrives at the court of Texcoco?

3. What do Chimali and Tiatli specifically want to be when they grow up?

4. What does Mixtli see being built on his naming day?

5. For what subject do Chimali and Tlatli both receive scholarships to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Blood Glutton, how can Mixtli still achieve a flowery death if he cannot be victorious in battle?

2. What kinds of costumes do children wear to celebrate the end of the hollow days?

3. Who is Armed Scorpio?

4. Why is Mixtli's home area called the five lakes region?

5. Why do the Maya purposefully deform their faces?

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

7. How do Zyanya and Beu Ribe decide who goes with Mixtli to find the purple dye?

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

9. After the Bishop writes down Mixtli's tale of going to the court of Texcoco, what commentary does he add?

10. In the opening of the book, what does Mixtli's sister, Tzitzilini, get punished for?

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