The Legend of Popo and Ixta

Which line from the story best show 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.

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

Who 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

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

• believe's the scout's lie

• lies to her father

• fears that her father will somehow trick Popo

• returns to the valley of the gods

Read the 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

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

Why do the Mexica people believe that the volcano Popcatepetl 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

Which of the following sentences show 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.

When the scout 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 Popo is -

• An honest and strong young man

• healthy and clean

• not likely to suffer from a broken heart

• clever and tricky in battle