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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. With whom does Mixtli get in a duel?

2. How does Nochipa die?

3. How does Mixtli gauge if the tribes he meets are kin?

4. Who wants to marry Mixtli's slave, Ticklish?

5. Against what does the Speaking council ready to revolt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mixtli do to show his urgency among the priests who hold the purple dye?

3. How does Motecuzoma handle the attack of the tribute collector?

4. What reason does the Bishop give in his letter to the emperor for continuing to allow the Indians to be enslaved?

5. What two factors in particular convince Mixtli that the Spaniards are not gods?

6. Who decides to make up a story about how the civilians (that Mixtli killed) were massacred by unknown assailants?

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

8. What unique physical feature does the "unattached woman" in one of the Otomi towns have that Mixtl finds so attractive?

9. What does Snake Woman realize after she is sent with golden gifts to Cortes in Chololan?

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

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

Create a well-crafted essay that discusses 1) the function of the Bishop, 2) what the reader is supposed to think of the Bishop, and 3) at least three literary devices that Jennings uses to convey what the Bishop thinks of Mixtli's life story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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