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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 a holy number in Mixtli's society?

2. What does Mixtli learn about the Mexican people in his first history class?

3. What happens to Mixtli on his way to Gie Bele's house the second time?

4. Who is thought to be behind Gie Bele's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What favor does Mixtli ask of his friends Tlatli and Chimali after his sister is summoned by the priests?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Create a well-crafted essay that discusses 1) the function of the Bishop, 2) what the reader is supposed to think of the Bishop, and 3) at least three literary devices that Jennings uses to convey what the Bishop thinks of Mixtli's life story.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the incestuous relationship between Mixtli and Tzitzi, its effect on the reader, and its function in the novel.

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