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.

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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.