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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) He is made head of the quarry.
(b) A lot of gold.
(c) His freedom.
(d) A new house.

2. What does Lady Jadeston Doll do to her lovers?
(a) Kills them.
(b) Tortures them.
(c) Banishes them.
(d) Keeps them in the castle dungeons.

3. What does Mixtli learn about the Mexican people in his first history class?
(a) That they were nomads.
(b) That they adopted the civilization of their new neighbors in the Lake region.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) That he has incorrect ideas about their history.

4. Who is thought to be behind Gie Bele's death?
(a) Chimali.
(b) Zyanya.
(c) Mixtli.
(d) Beu Ribe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an acali?

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

3. What is distinct about the man who stops Mixtli on his naming day and asks to read his fortune?

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

5. What is unique about Chimali's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the legend that surrounds the Tolecs?

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

10. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

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