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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. In which two ways was Opal able to improve Winn-Dixie?

2. What did Opal forget to do?

3. What did Opal learn about her mother in regards to gardening?

4. In what state does this story take place?

5. Which of the following is not true about Opal's mother's sense of humor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Franny spend all of her time doing and how could she be characterized?

2. What does Opal do on the walk back to her home with Winn-Dixie?

3. How does Opal feel about the move to Naomi, Florida with her father?

4. What does Gloria tell Opal about her garden which makes Opal feel very happy?

5. What does Opal interpret it means when Winn-Dixie stares at her after she makes her confession to him?

6. What did Opal do to help convince Otis to hire her?

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

8. What happened to the bear when Franny threw War and Peace at him?

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

10. Why did Franny's father, Herman Block, build the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the two stages in which this novel climaxes? What does the reader learn about the preacher during the climax? How do you think Opal feels when she sees that her father is so upset?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters seem to display emotional isolation? How does this affect their lives? Do they change throughout the novel? How or why not?

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