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

2. What is the ruler's zoo made up of?
(a) Animals from India.
(b) Human freaks.
(c) Sea creatures.
(d) Animals that have been captured from the jungle.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the purple dye found?

2. What language does Gie Bele speak?

3. Why do the young men of Mixtli's hometown find a female slave?

4. What about the purple dye is so intriguing when Mixtli first hears of it?

5. How does Slave Ten die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Tlatli and Chimali decline Mixtli's request regarding his sister?

2. Who is Armed Scorpio?

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

4. What prediction does a stranger, who is sitting on a bench, make about Mixtli's future shortly after his renaming ceremony?

5. Why does Mixtli plot to get Tlatli and Chimáli into trouble?

6. How are the men sacrificed in the ceremony Mixtli observes on his naming day?

7. What is the legend that surrounds the Tolecs?

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

9. Who tells Mixtli the truth about what has happened to his sister?

10. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

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