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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. After the battle, what is Mixtli asked to do by Reverend Speaker?

2. Where does Mixtli return to after his first journey as a tradesman?

3. Where is Mixtli from?

4. What happens to Mixtli's vision after his naming ceremony?

5. Who is Blood Gutton?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do the Maya purposefully deform their faces?

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

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

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

8. What does Mixtli do to the tapestry, made by his rival Chimali, when he sees it in a foreign ruler's court?

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

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

Discuss how Mixtli's journey to and interaction with the Raramuri people represent one of the central themes of the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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