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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. Who built Teotihuacan?

3. How many men are sacrificed at the ceremony Mixtli observes on his naming day?

4. What happens to Mixtli as a result of his service to Lady Jadestone Doll?

5. What is a holy number in Mixtli's society?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

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

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

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

6. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss how an act or element of nature that is used in the novel to aid in either plot OR character development. Make sure to address at least 3 literary devices that Jennings uses as well as direct quotations from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Present an argument that discusses whether or not the dream Mixtli has -- about surviving the coming destruction of the One World in order to tell the story about the civilization that is about to be destroyed -- predicts the future or causes Mixtli to fulfill the prophecy he has seen for himself. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your argument.

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