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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 so distinct about the Cloud People?

2. Why does Mixtli enjoy feeling an earthquake for the first time?

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

4. During his first trip as a tradesman, what does Mixtli learn about the great cities the Maya had built?

5. How are the unexpected riches delivered to Mixtli?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

2. After the Bishop writes down Mixtli's tale of going to the court of Texcoco, what commentary does he add?

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

4. Why is Mixtli's home area called the five lakes region?

5. Why does Chimali hide his hair?

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

7. Why do the Maya purposefully deform their faces?

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

9. What does Blood Glutton encourage the young Mixtli to do?

10. How do Zyanya and Beu Ribe decide who goes with Mixtli to find the purple dye?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 4 literary techniques that Jennings uses to introduce Cortes as a complicated, historical character in the novel.

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