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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 so distinct about the Cloud People?

2. How are the unexpected riches delivered to Mixtli?

3. What is an acali?

4. Who is Cozcatl?

5. Who is Tzitzilini?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

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

8. How do Zyanya and Beu Ribe decide who goes with Mixtli to find the purple dye?

9. According to Blood Glutton, how can Mixtli still achieve a flowery death if he cannot be victorious in battle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters in the story are married -- often more than once -- throughout the novel. Discuss the function of marriage within Aztec and what message, if any, Jennings is trying to convey about marriage itself through his characters.

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

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.

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