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Gary The Dreamer: Short Response Be sure to use a sentence starter to begin your answer. Example: Q: What is the genre of Harry Potter? A. The genre of Harry Potter is science fiction. Question 1: What is the genre of the story? How can you tell? Give evidence from the story to support your answer. Answer 1: Question 2: What are mariachis? What culture do the come from? Answer 2: A simile compares two unlike objects using the words "like" or "as". Here is an example: Simile: "The sugar was like rocket energy. I blasted out of the house ready to play." p. 60 Meaning: The sugar gives Gary lots of energy to go out and play. Tell the meaning of each simile: Simile: "At recess we went on the slide. It was like a big shiny spoon, and slippery." p. 63 Meaning: Simile: "The bubbles rose like mountains, no like really pretty clouds." p.69 Meaning: