Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-2

Reading Check

1. Who is Martín?

2. What is a cenote?

3. Who is Cirilo Leyva?

4. Who does Casiopea meet while her family is gone?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Martín tell Casiopea to shine his shoes?

2. Why does Casiopea’s mother want her to keep up with her education?

3. Why is the family taking a trip to the cenote?

Paired Resource

“The Best Cenotes in Yucatan”

• Though this resource is a travel guide, it does provide some stunning pictures of cenotes in the Yucatan, which might help students visualize where the family is traveling in Chapter 2.
• This resource pairs with the theme of The Power of Belief and Self-Determination.
• Seeing these images of cenotes, what about them might lead people to believe that they are magical places?

Chapters 3-5

Reading Check

1. Where do Casiopea and Hun-Kamé go first?

2. Who is Loray?

3. Who hears Casiopea utter his name?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.