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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. Who built Teotihuacan?

2. What kind of trial is held after Lady Jadestone Doll's crimes are discovered?

3. Who is grabbed as a hostage during Mixtli's quest for the purple dye?

4. Why does Pactli wear Lady Jadestone Doll's ring?

5. As children, what do Chimali and Mixtli pretend they are and will be as adults?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the legend that surrounds the Tolecs?

3. What particular product, used by a doctor to try to save Slave Ten's life, does Mixtli find so interesting?

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

5. What kinds of costumes do children wear to celebrate the end of the hollow days?

6. Why do Tlatli and Chimali decline Mixtli's request regarding his sister?

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

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

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

10. What happens to Mixtli's boatmen while he is searching for the purple dye?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Tlatli and Chimali, making sure to analyze them as individual characters as well as their relationship with each other.

Essay Topic 3

Sex plays a major role in Aztec. Choose three scenes where characters have sex, describe what the reader learns about those characters through their choice to sleep with each other, and describe at least one literary device Jennings uses to convey information to the reader about each character in each scene.

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