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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 Lady Jadestone Doll's punishment for her affairs?

2. Why does Mixtli draw a picture of Pactli for Lady Jadestone Doll?

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

4. Who does Mixtli meet in the court of Texcoco when he first arrives?

5. Who is Lady Jadestone Doll?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Bishop writes down Mixtli's tale of going to the court of Texcoco, what commentary does he add?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the legend that surrounds the Tolecs?

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

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

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

10. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine what you think is the most prominent motif OR theme, and explain why, supporting your choice with ample evidence form the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least 4 literary techniques that Jennings uses to introduce Cortes as a complicated, historical character in the novel.

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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