Mañanaland

1. What is the name of the stone tower that looks over Santa Maria?

A) Renata Esteban

B) The Giant Princess

C) La Reina Gigante

D) Madam Peregrine

2. Why won’t Max’s father allow Max to attend the fútbol clinic in Santa Inés?

A) Papá is concerned about money.

B) Papá is worried about Max’s safety.

C) Papá doesn’t like Ortiz’s family.

D) Papá thinks Max will be too busy with work.

3. What is the most likely reason Max wears a compass around his neck?

A) to feel closer to his mother

B) so that he won’t get lost

C) for good luck

D) for protection from injury

4. What does it mean when someone sees a peregrine falcon? (short answer)

5. Buelo tells Max: “Solo mañana, sabe. Only the place we know as __________ holds the answers” (28).

A) today

B) the future

C) the past

D) tomorrow

6. What is Max looking forward to next month?

A) fútbol tryouts

B) school starting

C) swimming at the water hole

D) spending time with his friends

7. In Buelo’s story, where does Yadra take the true of heart?

A) the Bridge of a Thousand Mallards

B) yesterday

C) the Secret Bridge

D) tomorrow

8. In Max’s story, who made Río Bobinado?

A) a giant peregrine falcon carrying spirits of hidden ones back to Santa Maria

B) a serpent who could not decide which direction to travel

C) a guardian carving a safe path for hidden ones to travel

D) a spirit of a hidden one trying to find its way back to Santa Maria

9. How does Max’s story about Río Bobinado apply to life, according to Buelo? (short answer)

10. Why does Papá not want Max to tell anyone about being a guardian?

A) Some people believe guardians are criminals.

B) Being a guardian gives Max special privileges.

C) Max’s family would become celebrities.

D) Guardians do not want special recognition for their actions.

11. Why is Papá so serious, according to Buelo? (short answer)

12. When Max visits the ruins with Papá, Max learns about an obstacle in his way for making the fútbol team. What is that obstacle?

A) He will not be attending the fútbol clinic in Santa Inés.

B) He is not being invited to dinner with the new coach.

C) He will be too busy as Papá’s apprentice.

D) He does not have a birth certificate.

13. What kind of song does Max hear when he visits La Reina Gigante for the first time? (short answer) 

14. Where is Max and Chuy’s secret spot to hang out?

A) the water hole

B) the fútbol field

C) Río Bobinado

D) the ruins

15. What favorite candy does Ortiz offer to buy for Chuy and Guillermo? (short answer)

16. According to Buelo, what are the two circumstances that caused hidden ones to flee Abismo? (short answer)

17. Why is Max upset with his best friend Chuy?

A) Chuy no longer wants to be Max’s friend.

B) Chuy believes Max comes from a family of criminals.

C) Chuy is getting better at fútbol than Max.

D) Chuy did not defend Max’s family at dinner with Ortiz’s parents.

18. Why can’t Max use his baptism certificate as proof of age?

A) Only birth certificates are accepted.

B) The baptism certificate is dated three years after Max was born.

C) Max only finds his baptism photo, not his baptism certificate.

D) Ortiz’s family has made extra rules for Max to be allowed on the team.

19. Where does Max go to find out more about the stone rubbing he finds in Papá’s papers?

A) San Clemente

B) Río Bobinado

C) La Reina Gigante

D) Mañanaland

20. After Max finds the stone rubbing that says “Mañanaland,” he visits the ruins alone. What important discovery does he make about his mother?

A) She still lives in Santa Maria.

B) She is a hidden one.

C) She is still working as a guardian.

D) She is living in the tower.

21. What is carved on the stone walls of La Reina Gigante? (short answer)

22. La Reina Gigante visits Max right before Father Romero arrives. What does La Reina Gigante’s visit most likely symbolize?

A) Max’s wish to be a guardian

B) Max’s love for storytelling

C) Max’s desire to know answers about his mother

D) Max’s longing to know the rest of the lullaby

23. What phrase does Father Romero say when he knocks on Max’s door? (short answer)

24. On Papá’s map, what do the black stars represent for guardians?

A) fishing spots

B) hiding spots

C) new bridges

D) obstacles

25. Part of Max’s path as guardian is not shown on Papá’s map. How will Max know the way?

A) Max will use his compass.

B) Max must find a second map.

C) Father Romero will lead him.

D) The instructions are in Buelo’s story.

26. What are Max’s personal reasons for volunteering as a guardian? (short answer)

27. Why is Max so surprised that Isadora is the hidden one he is meant to escort?

A) He thought he would be escorting her sister, Rosalina.

B) Isadora is much younger than he was expecting.

C) Isadora has a kitten, not a falcon, with her.

D) He did not truly believe that hidden ones were real.

28. In what way is Mañanaland depicted in the mural at La Reina Gigante?

A) as a bustling city

B) as a futuristic landscape

C) as a lush paradise

D) as a countryside setting

29. What wish does Max make when he sees a shooting star? (short answer)

30. What is Isadora’s fear about crossing the river over the fallen tree? (short answer)

31. Isadora carries a wooden box with a fig tree carved on the lid. What is the most likely reason this box is important to her?

A) She loves fig trees.

B) She keeps her sewing kit in it.

C) It reminds her of her parents.

D) It is useful for carrying things.

32. How does the man with the rifle find Max and Isadora?

A) He hears Lola splashing in the river.

B) He follows their footprints.

C) He has a map to trace Max’s path.

D) He was once a guardian.

33. After the man with the rifle threatens to call the police, Isadora is too frightened to continue the journey with Max. How does Max comfort her and encourage her to start walking again?

A) He bribes her with leche quemada.

B) He tells her stories and secrets.

C) He promises that they will be safe.

D) He takes them on a different path.

34. Why are Isadora and Rosalina fleeing Abismo?

A) They wanted to escape a war in Abismo.

B) They were curious about Mañanaland.

C) They wanted to see other countries.

D) They were sent to work for a violent man.

35. Why does Max blame himself when he and Isadora are caught the second time?

A) He assumed that he was capable of the journey and volunteered for personal reasons despite the risks.

B) He took Isadora on a different path than the one he was meant to because he thought it would be quicker.

C) He was not as careful as he should have been because he was trying to make fútbol tryouts.

D) He gave up too easily when the men caught them and didn’t develop a backup plan.

36. When the man with the rifle catches Max and Isadora again, the man blocks their path for escape and Max has to improvise. How do Max and Isadora finally escape? (short answer)

37. What is the most likely reason for the peregrine falcon on Yadra’s door knocker?

A) Peregrine falcons are Yadra’s favorite animal.

B) Yadra is actually a ghost of a hidden one.

C) Yadra’s house is a safe place for hidden ones.

D) The symbol helps bring Yadra good luck and protection.

38. Where do the objects in Yadra’s garden of the miscellaneous come from?

A) They magically appear when people lose something precious.

B) They river carries them to Yadra, or people travelling leave belongings behind.

C) Yadra steals the items from hidden ones to create her garden.

D) Peregrine falcons carry the items back with them from promised lands.

39. Yadra is a hidden one. What is unique about her?

A) She is a river witch.

B) She is Max’s mother.

C) She is a troll.

D) She is not from Abismo.

40. When Max asks Yadra about finding his mother, what message does Yadra convey to him?

A) “Maximiliano, not everything is findable.”

B) “Because you are true of heart, I will take you to find her.”

C) “Follow your compass, it will show you the way.”

D) “Your mother is somewhere I cannot take you.”

41. What is the land where Max believes his mother can be found? (short answer) 

42. When Yadra takes Max and Isadora across the river to the next guardian, what does Yadra tell Max about Mañanaland?

A) Max’s mother is waiting for him in Mañanaland.

B) Yadra cannot take Max to Mañanaland, but Max can travel there himself.

C) Mañanaland does not exist.

D) Only hidden ones can travel to Mañanaland.

43. What does Max give Isadora before they say goodbye? (short answer)

44. How does Max find tomorrow?

A) Yadra instructs Max to scoop water from the river into his hands to find tomorrow.

B) Yadra takes Max to the secret bridge, where he walks across and sees tomorrow.

C) Tomorrow appears to Max in a dream while he is camping on his journey home.

D) Yadra takes Max through her garden of the miscellaneous and hands him tomorrow.

45. Why does Max feel more certain about his path in life, even though he found no satisfactory answers when he held tomorrow?

A) His future held good fortune, even if the details were unclear.

B) He will meet his mother in the future, even if he does not know when.

C) Yadra told him that he is on the right path.

D) His future holds endless possibilities.

46. When Max is reunited with Papá after Max’s journey as a guardian, what new information does Max learn that explains why Papá is overprotective?

A) Papá was afraid Max’s mother would return to take Max away from Papá.

B) Papá was afraid Father Romero would find Max and ask Max to become a guardian.

C) Papá was afraid Max would find out the truth about Mañanaland.

D) Papá was afraid Max would get lost as a guardian and never return home.

47. What position does Max play on the fútbol team?

A) goalie

B) forward

C) center back

D) midfielder

48. How did Max earn his pair of Volantes fútbol shoes?

A) by completing his first journey as guardian

B) by making the fútbol team

C) by working as Papá’s apprentice all summer

D) by reconciling with his friends

49. According to Max, are there such things as happy endings? (Short answer)