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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 is an acali?

2. Who is Gie Bele?

3. What is Mixtli called until he is 7 years old?

4. What happens during the "five hollow days" in Mixtli's hometown?

5. At what pivotal moment does Cozcatl rejoin Mixtli?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mixtli have sex with the female slave that all of the young men from his hometown hire?

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

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

4. What is the legend that surrounds the Tolecs?

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

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

7. How does Mixtli react when he sees the "tapir woman" in the ruler's human zoo?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how an act or element of nature that is used in the novel to aid in either plot OR character development. Make sure to address at least 3 literary devices that Jennings uses as well as direct quotations from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Cortes's and Motecuzoma's leadership styles. How are they different? How are they the same? What do they show the reader about each character? What commentary is Jennings making about the past and future of the indigenous populations through these two characters?

Essay Topic 3

As two men with similar traits but different practices, Mixtli and Motecuzoma travel parallel paths in Aztec. Compare and contrast these two characters.

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