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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many things did Opal want her father to share with her about her mother?
2. Which of the following would be an accurate description of how Opal's life in town is now?
3. What was the first name that came to Opal for the dog?
4. Why does Opal want to remember the things her father told her?
5. Where did Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry tell Opal that her dog had gone?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Opal and Winn-Dixie finish up at the pet store?
2. Why does Opal feel unwelcome at the trailer park where she lives and how does she think Winn-Dixie will be received?
3. Why did Franny's father, Herman Block, build the library?
4. Where is Opal's favorite place to go and how does it seem that Winn-Dixie knows when they are there?
5. What does Opal confess to Winn-Dixie that she and her father have been thinking a lot about?
6. How does the author describe Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry?
7. How would you describe Opal's decision about wanting to memorize the information her father shared with her about her mother?
8. What happens to Winn-Dixie when Otis plays his music in front of him?
9. Why did Gloria ask Opal to tell her about herself?
10. How does Opal feel about the move to Naomi, Florida with her father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways are Otis and Winn-Dixie the same? In what ways does Opal treat them the same? Do you think this is intentional on the part of the author? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
How do you think the character of Opal will do in her new home town? Why do you believe this is the case? What about her father, how do you think he will do now?
Essay Topic 3
How does the lozenge relate to the main themes of this story? Do you believe the book would be as good had the lozenge been eliminated? Why or why not?
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