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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an accurate description of the dog Opal sees?
(a) He was spotted.
(b) He was big.
(c) He was smelly.
(d) He was ugly.

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

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

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

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

6. Why doesn't the Preacher's church look like a typical church?
(a) It is in the trailer park.
(b) The town cannot afford a typical church.
(c) It used to be a Pick-It-Quick store.
(d) It recently burnt down.

7. How did Miss Franny get the bear to leave the library?
(a) She pushed it out.
(b) She called for the game commission to come.
(c) She screamed loudly at it.
(d) She threw a book at it.

8. How does the preacher surprise Opal after they see how Winn-Dixie responds to the thunder storms?
(a) He says that they need to find Winn-Dixie a new home.
(b) He says that Winn-Dixie needs to be trained on what to do when he is scared.
(c) He says that they must teach Winn-Dixie how to better handle thunderstorms.
(d) He does not say they have to get rid of him and in fact talks about how to keep him safe.

9. What color theme is Sweetie Pie's birthday party?
(a) Orange.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

10. How did Opal reply to Gloria's question about Dunlap and Stevie?
(a) She said they were boys.
(b) She said they were mean and stupid.
(c) She said they started it.
(d) She said they were saying the same things to her.

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

12. Which word best describes what Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry do to Opal whenever she goes to visit Gloria?
(a) Ridicule.
(b) Tease.
(c) Ambush.
(d) Taunt.

13. Where does Opal spend a lot of her time in the summer?
(a) Pool.
(b) Library.
(c) Park.
(d) Trailer park.

14. What does Opal want to do with all of the things her father told her?
(a) Memorize them.
(b) Write them in her diary.
(c) Make them into a book.
(d) Act them out.

15. Which of the following terms does Opal use to describe her father?
(a) Reclusive.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Angry.
(d) Energetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is a parrot?

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

3. In what state does this story take place?

4. Most of the things that happen to Opal during the summer are because of who?

5. Which of the following positive traits does Opal show in this novel so far?

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