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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. What does Opal want to do with all of the things her father told her?

2. Why did Opal decide to take the dog home to the Preacher?

3. What do Opal and the Preacher learn that Winn-Dixie is afraid of?

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

5. What did the manager of the grocery store want to do with the dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the dog do when he sees Opal and how does he do it?

2. What does Opal confess to Winn-Dixie that she and her father have been thinking a lot about?

3. What happens when Opal and Winn-Dixie finish up at the pet store?

4. What did Opal ask Otis if she could do to pay for the collar and leash?

5. What happens if Opal or her father leave Winn-Dixie tied up outside of the trailer?

6. What did Opal learn about her mother that caused fights between her mother and her father?

7. What did Gloria want to do with Opal and what did she tell Opal it was?

8. Describe the library and who is it named after?

9. What happened to Opal's mother?

10. What does Winn-Dixie do in Opal's home while he is upset about the thunderstorms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Opal feel about about her mother's abandonment at the beginning of the novel? In what ways do her feelings change? Do they change for the positive or negative? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the children called Gloria a witch? Think of another character in another story who Gloria reminds you of and write how the two are the same.

Essay Topic 3

Why might a reader have empathy for the character Gloria? What ways is Gloria unique? Does Gloria help Opal heal? Why or why not?

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