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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 is Cocoton?
(a) Ahuitzotl's wife.
(b) Mixtli's baby daughter.
(c) Zyanya's sexual servant.
(d) Mixtli's sexual servant.

2. What physical aspect of the Raramuri fascinates Mixtli?
(a) Their long eyelashes.
(b) Their pubic hair.
(c) The fact that women shave their heads.
(d) Their long eyebrows.

3. How is the tribute collector punished for his deeds?
(a) He is offered as a human sacrifice.
(b) He is tortured to death.
(c) He is drowned.
(d) He is burned at the stake.

4. For how long does Ahuitzotl stay in a stupor after the flood hits?
(a) Two years.
(b) Forever.
(c) Three years.
(d) Only a few days or so.

5. What does Mixtli do to the cranky young man in a loincloth he finds fishing for frogs?
(a) Pushes him into the water.
(b) Kills him.
(c) Offers him one of his prized quartz crystals.
(d) Kidnaps him and sells him into slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who crashes Mixtli's wedding?

2. What animal does Mixtli roast on the shore once he is no longer adrift at sea?

3. What "weapon" of Cortes's terrifies the native warriors?

4. Who is made the regent while Ahuitzotl is in his stupor?

5. Who comes and visits Mixtli and Zyanya, and stays awhile, in their new home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mixtli do to show his urgency among the priests who hold the purple dye?

2. What does Snake Woman realize after she is sent with golden gifts to Cortes in Chololan?

3. Who is Canautli?

4. What unique physical feature does the "unattached woman" in one of the Otomi towns have that Mixtl finds so attractive?

5. Who decides to make up a story about how the civilians (that Mixtli killed) were massacred by unknown assailants?

6. How are Mixtli's crystals and bone carvings received?

7. What is the only thing that provides a cheerful diversion for Mixtli during the time he spends building a new colony?

8. What reason does the Bishop give in his letter to the emperor for continuing to allow the Indians to be enslaved?

9. According to legend, who induces the people from Aztlan to seek power by worshiping the war god and feeding him with human sacrifices?

10. What does Malintzin's ambitious behavior demonstrate right away to Mixtli?

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