Gary the Dreamer Questions

How does the author organize the article?

• by explaining how Gary's writing career started

• by comparing and contrasting Gary to his older brother

• by listing the sequence of important life events that led Gary to become a writer

• by telling the number of children's books Gary Soto has written

Reread the paragraph.

What happened AFTER Gary ate watermelon?

• He played with pinto beans and pebbles.

• He was very dirty and covered with dust.

• He had seeds in his mouth that he spat at his brother.

• He cleaned up the watermelon and the seeds.

Reread the paragraphs.

The author explains his childhood by listing what?

• list the activities he did in each grade level

• listing how he learned to read and write in each grade

• listing his favorite subjects

• listing his favorite recess activities

Reread the paragraph.

Why was collecting money in the second grade mentioned in the article?

• to show how important collecting the pennies for the children in Africa was to the author

• to describe the children in Africa

• to explain why the penny was the same color as Gary's skin

• to compare and contrast the different coins collected

Why does the author talk about Gary Soto as an adult last?

• to show how he shares his culture

• to show that he became a successful author

• to show how creative of a dreamer he is

• to show how many books he read

How does the author help the reader understand how Gary became an author?

• by describing what type of writing Gary likes

• by giving the reasons Gary loved to read

• by telling the sequence of the important life events that happened when he was a child

• by comparing Gary to his family and friends

The author explains Gary as a dreamer as

• the cause of him going to sleep when he was a child

• a contrast to his brothers

• the reason he learned to love reading in third grade

• a key step in Gary becoming a writer as an adult