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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 kind of sense does Mixtli get from talking to the shipwrecked Spaniards?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Foreboding.
(d) Alien.

2. What does Mixtli encourage the ruler of Aztlan to do?
(a) Visit Tenochtitlan.
(b) Surrender before the troops arrive.
(c) Sacrifice himself to the gods.
(d) Convert to Christianity.

3. How does Nochipa die?
(a) She falls from a tree and snaps her neck.
(b) She drowns, just like her mother.
(c) She is killed by Mixtli, just like her mother.
(d) She is raped and murdered in a fertility ritual.

4. Who wants to marry Mixtli's slave, Ticklish?
(a) Zyanya.
(b) Cozcatl.
(c) Chimali.
(d) Ahuitzotl.

5. Why does Motecuzoma become ruler?
(a) Because the previous king kills himself.
(b) Because he kills the previous king.
(c) Because he marries the princess.
(d) Because Ahuitzotl dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What region do the Spaniards say they are exploring?

2. Who does Motecuzoma send to Cortes after he defeats the Texcalans?

3. Where do Mixtli and Zyanya go in their mission to steal a piece of precious hard metal?

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

5. What physical aspect of the Raramuri fascinates Mixtli?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two factors in particular convince Mixtli that the Spaniards are not gods?

3. What kind of boat does Mixtli use to follow the lava flow out to sea?

4. What military tactic does Mixtli advise Ahuitzotl about when he presents him with his second quartz crystal?

5. How does Motecuzoma handle the attack of the tribute collector?

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

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

8. Why is Mixtli deployed to kill Malintzin?

9. For how long are Mixtli and Zyanya married before Zyanya finally becomes pregnant?

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

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