WorksheetsThe Distance Between Us Ch 6-9
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was special about the city of Iguala?
They made the best tortillas there.
It was where the Mexican flag was created.
It is a fancy vacation spot.
A major battle from the Mexican Civil War was fought here.
What did Reyna think was special about her school?
They had functional bathrooms.
They had electricity.
They had TV's in every room.
They received free lunch meals.
Why did the teacher hit Reyna with a ruler?
She was talking to her classmates.
She was misbehaving in class.
She spelled her name wrong.
She was writing with her left hand.
What did Reyna learn at the end of the chapter?
That she would now write with her right hand.
She would write with her left hand in defiance to her teacher.
The alphabet and how to write her name.
Eating food off the ground is evil.
"Instead the sound of the bell was like a little needle that pricked my heart..." is an example of what type of figurative language?
idiom
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
What was wrong with the gifts they were given by their parents from El Otro Lado?
They were to small for them.
They were the wrong colors.
They were too big for them.
They wanted toys instead.
How did the kids turn a bad situation into a good situation?
They sold their clothes for money to buy food and medicine.
They wore the clothes anyway and showed them to everyone on the street.
They threw their clothes away out of anger.
They gave their clothes to abuela Evila to donate to needy children.
What bit/stung Reyna while she was sleeping?
A spider.
A snake.
A scorpion.
A centipede.
Why didn't they go straight to the hospital?
Abuela Evila said they didn't have enough money.
They didn't think it was that serious.
They couldn't get a ride.
The hospital was too far away.
What does Reyna mean by "broken beauty"?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
There is both beauty and ugliness in the world.
She feels like she isn't beautiful.
That without her parents being with her, none of the beauty matters.
Why did Reyna's parents stop building their dream home?
They decided to stay in El Otro Lado.
They ran out of money.
They lost the land.
They didn't like the location anymore.
