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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 wrote Aztec?

2. Where is the purple dye found?

3. At what pivotal moment does Cozcatl rejoin Mixtli?

4. Who is Pactli?

5. Where does Mixtli find huge fossil bones?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Armed Scorpio?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Using direct evidence from the text, discuss what Mixtli's near-sightedness symbolizes and at least 3 literary devices Jennings uses to convey this symbolism.

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