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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 does Motecuzoma send to Cortes after he defeats the Texcalans?

2. What athletic activity do the Raramuri engage in?

3. Who runs the school that teaches slaves good manners?

4. With whom does Mixtli get in a duel?

5. What body fluid does on Otomi townspeople drink because they think it is magical?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the effect of taking jipuri cacti?

2. What makes Mixtli decide to return to his wanderings when he is running with the Raramuri?

3. Why is Beu Ribe initially angry at Zyanya and Mixtli's engagement?

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

5. Why does Mixtli feel obligated to attend Motecuzoma's coronation?

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

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

8. According to legend, who induces the people from Aztlan to seek power by worshiping the war god and feeding him with human sacrifices?

9. How do Motecuzoma and Nezahualpili agree to settle their bet over with whom to go to war?

10. For how long are Mixtli and Zyanya married before Zyanya finally becomes pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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