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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the purple dye found?
(a) In the land of the Zyu.
(b) In Spain.
(c) In the land Ahuitzotl rules over.
(d) In Mexico City.

2. At what pivotal moment does Cozcatl rejoin Mixtli?
(a) During his trial.
(b) During a battle.
(c) Right before he is going to be killed for his crimes.
(d) Right before he is going to kill himself.

3. How does Chimali hide his hair as a child?
(a) He tucks it under his shirt, in the back.
(b) He rubs mud in it to hide the color.
(c) Beneath a ski cap.
(d) In a hollowed-out pumpkin.

4. Where is Mixtli from?
(a) Xaltocan.
(b) Chimali.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Spain.

5. What is Emperor Carlos the ruler of?
(a) The Holy Roman Empire.
(b) Spain.
(c) The Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
(d) None of these answers are correct.

6. Who are sacrificed at the end of the hollow days?
(a) Two goats.
(b) Two slave children.
(c) Mixtli's favorite servants.
(d) No one.

7. For what subject do Chimali and Tlatli both receive scholarships to study?
(a) Swordfighting.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Art.
(d) Religion.

8. How many men are sacrificed at the ceremony Mixtli observes on his naming day?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

9. What is Tepetzalan also known as?
(a) Head Nodder.
(b) Silent Walker.
(c) Great Leader.
(d) Blood Warrior.

10. Who is Red Heron?
(a) The governor of Xaltocan.
(b) The governor of Texcoco.
(c) The president of Mexico.
(d) The governor of Mexico City.

11. What amazing powers does the crystal have that Mixtli brings back to Ahuitzotl?
(a) It shows the future and is nearly invisible.
(b) It can start fires and act like a magnifying glass.
(c) It glows blue when enemies are near and sometimes makes a hissing sound.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

12. What does Mixtli's formal, adult name mean?
(a) Dark Cloud.
(b) Steady Mountain.
(c) Deep-Rooted Tree.
(d) Cleansing Rain.

13. How does Slave Ten die?
(a) From the injuries inflicted upon him by Mixtli.
(b) Of a rabbit bite.
(c) No one knows -- he just dies in his sleep.
(d) He is attacked by a jaguar.

14. Where does Mixtli return to after his first journey as a tradesman?
(a) Tenochtitlan.
(b) Madrid.
(c) His hometown.
(d) Mexcoco.

15. Who comes up to see Lady Jadestone Doll when Pactli is expected?
(a) Mixtli.
(b) Tsitsi.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) The cacao-colored man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teotihuacan mean?

2. Who is grabbed as a hostage during Mixtli's quest for the purple dye?

3. How are the unexpected riches delivered to Mixtli?

4. As children, what do Chimali and Mixtli pretend they are and will be as adults?

5. Who does Pactli wish to marry?

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