Becoming Naomi Leon- Ch. 1-3 Text Analysis

What did Gram believe could happen if you thought positively?

-Passage 1

• You could make things happen

• You would become a better athlete

• You would get rich

• You would become invisible

What did Gram call it when positive thinking made things happen?

-Passage 1

• A miracle

• A self-prophecy

• A coincidence

• A dream

Who is being described in passage 2?

• Owen

• Bernardo

• Gram's brother

• Fabiola

What are 3 of the boy's physical challenges explained in passage TWO?

• He had one leg shorter than the other leg

• He was born with his head tilted to one side and scrunched down next to his

  shoulder.

• He had a crooked nose.

• He talked with a permanent frog voice.

What did the boy achieve despite people's first opinions?

-Passage 2

• He got the best grades in his class

• He became a famous singer

• He won a sports competition

• He traveled the world

What was the shortest list in the narrator's notebook?

-Passage 3

• Things I Am Good At

• Things I Want to Buy

• Things I Dislike

• Things I Need to Do

What was included in the 'Regular and Everyday Worries' list?

-Passage 3

• Gram was going to die

• 1. Owen would never be right.

• 1. Forgetting something if I don't make a list

• 1. Losing my lists

Naomi makes lists of all kinds. What does this habit of making lists explain about Naomi's character?

-Passage 3

• She is forgetful.

• She is thoughtful and thorough.

• She is bored often.

• She likes writing.

How did Naomi know instantly that Skyla walkingthrough the door was “life

changing serious”? Describe two ways.

What did Bernardo mean in PASSAGE 4?

"Soap carving had been Bernardo's idea, and he said I was born to it."

• Naomi was naturally good at soap carving.

• She was not very good at it.

• She should sell her carvings.