Becoming Naomi Leon Chapters 10-13

Why didn’t Naomi want to tell Gram about the alcohol she saw in the back of the car?

• a. Kids don’t know anything about it so she thought she should keep quiet

• a. She knew Gram and Skyla would get in a fight and wanted to be sure

• a. She though she was doing Skyla a favor but not tell

• a. She was afraid of Skyla

Why did the author choose to write the novel in first person from Naomi's perspective?

• So the reader could learn more about Skyla

• So that there is not a lot of descriptive language in the book

• So that the reader learns about what multiple characters are thinking

• So that the reader learns about Naomi's thoughts and her changing identity

Why does Skyla get mad at Owen's doctor's appointment?

• Because there is something wrong with him

• The doctors said he will be a FLK

• The doctors think she should not be there

• The doctors find out about her drinking problem

“Skyla swooped like a hawk diving for a morsel of meat and grabbed my arm, digging he nails into my skin.”

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• Personification and metaphor

• Alliteration and simile

• Simile and imagery

• Imagery and personification

Why doesn’t Skyla want Owen?

• he is rude and disrespectful

• he is too old to get her government assistance money

• he is disabled and she doesn’t want to deal with it all

• she feels bad for Gram so she leaves him with her

What does Gram mean when she says, “and that another kettle of fish to consider”?

• you have something more important, interesting, or profitable to do.

• What someone does means more than what they say.

• Understand something complicated

• saying or describing something or someone in an entirely different sense right after talking about the same subject

How did Gram and Fabiola manage to stop Skyla from taking Naomi?

• they took Baby Beluga to Mexico

• they called the police and let them take Skyla away

• they hid her and didn’t let Skyla take them when she asked for her

Who does Naomi hope to find while in Mexico?

• her Father

• Her aunt and uncle

• Skyla

How has Gram's attitude changed in this part of the story?

• discouraged to satisfied

• content to exasperated

• optimistic to wavering

• petrified to courageous

How does Naomi try to find her father?

• asking everyone she meets

• calling in the phone book

• searching for his address online