The Distance Between Us Ch 6-9

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.