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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 does Mixtli learn about the Mexican people in his first history class?

2. Whom does Mixtli ask to marry him?

3. What is unique about Chimali's hair?

4. What do Chimali and Tiatli specifically want to be when they grow up?

5. What happens to Mixtli's vision after his naming ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Maya purposefully deform their faces?

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

4. According to Blood Glutton, how can Mixtli still achieve a flowery death if he cannot be victorious in battle?

5. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

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

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

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

9. What happens to Cozcatl when Mixtli is at the human zoo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss female sexuality in Aztec by completing a character analysis of at least two female characters of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three literary devices Jennings uses to incorporate brutality and violence in a novel in such a way that the story itself, while containing these aspects, does not become one of brutality and violence. Make sure to use examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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

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