The Legend of Popo & Ixta

The artwork is included with the selection most likely to show--

• that Popo was tired after carrying Ixta into their secret valley

• Popo's deep sadness and anger as he carried Ixta into the mountains

• how snowy mountains in the Mexica valley might have looked

• that Ixta was pretending to be asleep

What does the word speechless in paragraph 3 mean?

• unable to speak

• speaking in a loud way

• giving few speeches

• a person who gives speeches

Why do the Mexica people believe that the volcano Popocatepetl rumbles and smokes?

• Volcanoes are sometimes active, and they can be unpredictable.

• Popo is still angry and sad at the death of Ixta.

• The gods took pity on Popo.

• The gods of the Mexica valley are afraid of Popo.

What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

• How Ixta has trouble speaking

• How Popo prays to the gods of the valley

• Popo and Ixta's marriage

• When Popo and Ixta first meet

Which of the following sentences shows that Popo is dedicated to marrying Ixta?

• Popo was praying to the gods of the valley.

• Ixta, too, dreamed of Popo's return.

• So Popo left Tenochtitlan and spent two summers fighting with the emperor's armies.

• An Eagle warrior is the highest honor an Aztec fighting man could hope to achieve.

Which of the following messages might be understood from the selection?

• Great warriors sometimes frighten the gods.

• Asking too much of a brave man can lead to tragedy.

• Lies and jealousy can cause great harm and pain.

• Love cannot last

Why is it important to the story that the scout lied about Popo's death in battle?

• Ixta was waiting patiently for Popo to return.

• Hearing that Popo had been killed caused the emperor to grow very angry.

• Popo's death caused the gods to turn Ixta into a snowy white mountain.

• The scout's lie caused Ixta to faint and die of a broken heart.

When the scout returns from battle and reports to the emperor, Ixta--

• believes the scout's lie

• lies to her father

• fears that her father will somehow trick Popo

• returns to the valley of the gods

Read this line from Paragraph 1.

His arm was mighty and his heart was pure.



From this sentence, the reader can tell that Popo is--

• an honest and strong young man

• healthy and clean

• not likely to suffer from a broken heart

• clever and tricky in battle

Which line from the story best shows how Popo feels when he returns to find Ixta lying on the palace floor?

• Minutes later, Popo himself strode into the emperor's palace.

• She had died of a broken heart only a moment before.

• Popo wept as he picked up her lifeless body.

• He looked up into her face and told her that he would marry her.