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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Winn-Dixie do when the Preacher calls him?
(a) Walks over to Opal instead of the Preacher.
(b) Sneezes and limps up the steps.
(c) Falls down and whines.
(d) Runs away through the trailer park.

2. Why does Opal tell God that the other children who are available don't want to play with her?
(a) Because she has a smelly dog.
(b) Because she is the Preacher's daughter.
(c) Because she doesn't have a mother.
(d) Because she is new in town.

3. What do Opal and her father do to Winn-Dixie after the storm to help calm him down?
(a) Pet him.
(b) Tie him up outside.
(c) Talk softly to him.
(d) Let him get into bed with them.

4. What did Miss Franny think she saw outside of the library?
(a) A bear.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A dog.

5. What book was Miss Franny reading when she confronted the bear?
(a) The encyclopedia.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Gone with the Wind.

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

7. What did the Preacher tell Opal that he couldn't give Opal's mother when they were running?
(a) A pair of sneakers.
(b) A head start.
(c) A clear line.
(d) A wooded path.

8. What does Winn-Dixie do when the thunder storm ends?
(a) He crawls under Opal's bed.
(b) Runs up and down the halls.
(c) Crawls up on the couch between the Preacher and Opal.
(d) He runs out of the trailer and barks loudly.

9. Where did Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry tell Opal that her dog had gone?
(a) Back to the trailer park.
(b) Way deep into the jungle.
(c) Into the witch's house.
(d) Chasing after the cat with fleas.

10. Most of the things that happen to Opal during the summer are because of who?
(a) Winn-Dixie.
(b) Miss Franny.
(c) Otis and her job at the pet store.
(d) Her father and members of the church.

11. In what season does Opal find Winn-Dixie?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

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

13. What did Miss Franny think the bear wanted to do?
(a) Read a book.
(b) Share her breakfast.
(c) Make friends with her.
(d) Eat her.

14. What was the first name that came to Opal for the dog?
(a) The name of the church.
(b) The name of the car.
(c) The name of the grocery store.
(d) The name of her best friend.

15. Why does Opal want to remember everything that has happened to Winn-Dixie and herself?
(a) She wants to tell her mother if she ever meets her.
(b) She wants to write it down in her diary.
(c) She wants to write a book about Winn-Dixie.
(d) She wants to tell her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Opal's father practice?

2. What did Dunlap and Stevie tell Opal that the witch did to dogs?

3. Which of the following is an accurate description of how the Preacher feels about Winn-Dixie after Opal finishes with him?

4. What did Winn-Dixie do seemingly to try to get the Preacher to share information?

5. What did Opal tell the store manager about the dog?

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