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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase best captures the theme of this chapter?
(a) Appearances can be deceptive.
(b) Knowing is not judging.
(c) Working together is always better.
(d) Loneliness leads to sadness.

2. Which of the following is not true about Opal's mother's sense of humor?
(a) She could tell a joke.
(b) She had a laugh that people found annoying.
(c) She loved to laugh.
(d) She was funny.

3. What question did Gloria ask Opal about Dunlap and Stevie?
(a) Why they taunted her so much.
(b) Why she shouts at them.
(c) Why they are so mean to each other.
(d) Why she didn't want to be friends with them.

4. What did Opal learn about her mother in regards to gardening?
(a) She didn't know the first thing about any type of gardening.
(b) She did not have a green thumb.
(c) She was good at getting this to grow.
(d) She loved to plant things even if they didn't grow.

5. Which of the following positive traits does Opal show in this novel so far?
(a) Standing up for those who can't.
(b) A deep compassion for people.
(c) Surprising people.
(d) Obedience to authority figures.

6. On what basis does Opal treat Gloria?
(a) How she treats Winn-Dixie.
(b) On her gut instinct.
(c) On what the boys told her about Gloria.
(d) On the way she keeps her house.

7. What was Winn-Dixie doing when she found him after going through the overgrown yard?
(a) Eating peanut butter from a woman's hand.
(b) Lying in the grass rolling around.
(c) Sitting on an old woman's lap.
(d) Holding his injured paw in the air.

8. What does Opal hear when she walks into the grocery store?
(a) The manager calling for help.
(b) The manager yelling about a dog.
(c) Women screaming looking for their lost dog.
(d) A dog barking wildly.

9. What kind of fear does the Preacher say Winn-Dixie has?
(a) Rational.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Pathological.

10. What instrument does Opal find out that Otis plays?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Violin.
(d) Flute.

11. What did Winn-Dixie do seemingly to try to get the Preacher to share information?
(a) Laid his head in the Preacher's lap.
(b) Pushed Opal toward the Preacher.
(c) Barked at the Preacher.
(d) Nudged his nose to the Preacher's arms.

12. What is one of the first things Opal does to Winn-Dixie?
(a) Brushes his fur.
(b) Gives him a bath.
(c) Finds him a place to sleep.
(d) Feeds him.

13. Which of the following terms best describes how Opal reacts to Gloria?
(a) She is surprised.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is enchanted.

14. Which of the following characters invites Opal to a birthday party?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Sweetie Pie Thomas.
(c) Otis.
(d) Gertrude.

15. What secret does Opal learn about Otis?
(a) He doesn't like people to hear him play his music.
(b) He was in jail.
(c) He wants Opal to help out more in the pet store.
(d) He is embarrassed by his music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following things doesn't Opal tell Gloria about?

2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of the dog Opal sees?

3. Why does Miss Franny allow Winn-Dixie in the library?

4. Why does Opal want to remember the things her father told her?

5. What did Miss Franny think the bear wanted to do?

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