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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cacao-colored man advise Mixtli to do after he visits the zoo?

2. Who is Cozcatl?

3. What does Lady Jadeston Doll do to her lovers?

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

5. What does Mixtli's formal, adult name mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Cozcatl when Mixtli is at the human zoo?

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

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

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

8. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

9. Who is the cacao-colored man who often wanders the streets?

10. What does Blood Glutton encourage the young Mixtli to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the flood that sweeps Zyanya away to her death, making sure to use specific evidence in the text as you discuss both the symbolism behind the flood and what its consequences (e.g., the death of Zyanya) mean within the larger context of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Is Mixtli a good or bad man? Make sure to use specific, direct evidence from Aztec to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Using direct evidence from the text, discuss what Mixtli's near-sightedness symbolizes and at least 3 literary devices Jennings uses to convey this symbolism.

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