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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 dead person comes to Mixtli in a vision?

2. What kind of town is "Where the Water Gushes"?

3. What group is Mixtli inducted into?

4. What gives Mixtli the advantage in his duel?

5. With whom does Mixtli get in a duel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only thing that provides a cheerful diversion for Mixtli during the time he spends building a new colony?

2. What does Malintzin's ambitious behavior demonstrate right away to Mixtli?

3. Why does Cortes burn all of his ships but one?

4. Who is Canautli?

5. What two factors in particular convince Mixtli that the Spaniards are not gods?

6. Who does Mixtli suspect rapes Beu Ribe?

7. Why is Mixtli deployed to kill Malintzin?

8. What reason does the Bishop give in his letter to the emperor for continuing to allow the Indians to be enslaved?

9. What does Snake Woman realize after she is sent with golden gifts to Cortes in Chololan?

10. What kind of boat does Mixtli use to follow the lava flow out to sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Mixtli a good or bad man? Make sure to use specific, direct evidence from Aztec to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the flood that sweeps Zyanya away to her death, making sure to use specific evidence in the text as you discuss both the symbolism behind the flood and what its consequences (e.g., the death of Zyanya) mean within the larger context of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Determine what you think is the most prominent motif OR theme, and explain why, supporting your choice with ample evidence form the text.

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