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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 distinct about the man who stops Mixtli on his naming day and asks to read his fortune?

2. Whom does Mixtli ask to marry him?

3. Who is Tepetzalan?

4. Where is Mixtli taken on his naming day?

5. Who knows where her father went to get the mysterious purple dye?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to legend, which god is said to return with the Toltec people?

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

3. Why doesn't Mixtli have sex with the female slave that all of the young men from his hometown hire?

4. Who is Armed Scorpio?

5. How old is Mixtli when he sees his first human sacrifice?

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

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

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

9. What prediction does a stranger, who is sitting on a bench, make about Mixtli's future shortly after his renaming ceremony?

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

At certain points in Aztec, the reader may find the narrative unbelievable. Discuss three literary devices Jennings uses to create a sense of believability in a story with many plot developments that may seems contrived at times. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

As two men with similar traits but different practices, Mixtli and Motecuzoma travel parallel paths in Aztec. Compare and contrast these two characters.

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