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1. What and how did Serapio's mother carve on him in Chapter 1?

Serapio's mother carved a haahan on him. Usually the process took months or years, but there was no time. So she had to do it that day. She cut curving lines--the suggestion of crow wings--across his shoulders and down his lateral muscles. Then she had cut a crow skull at the base of his throat.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Serapio's mother do to him after she has him drink a numbing potion?

Serapio's mother has him drink a numbing potion. Then she has him stare at the sun as an eclipse occurs. Then she binds him to a chair so he cannot move. She orders him to close his eyes, and she sews his eyes shut.

3. What wakes Xiala and where does she find herself in Chapter 2?

Xiala is awakened by the early-dawn fruit sellers pitching their wares. She is lying with her cheek flat against a cold dirt floor. When she is thoroughly awake, she realizes she is in jail.

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