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

2. What topic did Opal approach with her father after she finished with Winn-Dixie?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her new school.
(c) Her old friends.
(d) Groceries.

3. What does Gloria suggest she and Opal do together?
(a) Mow the yard.
(b) Plant a tree.
(c) Take Winn-Dixie for a walk.
(d) Go to the store.

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

5. What do Opal and the Preacher learn about Winn-Dixie?
(a) He doesn't like to be alone.
(b) His favorite thing to do is howl.
(c) He cannot hear very well.
(d) He gets smelly and dirty very fast.

6. What did Opal learn about her mother in regards to gardening?
(a) She didn't know the first thing about any type of gardening.
(b) She did not have a green thumb.
(c) She was good at getting this to grow.
(d) She loved to plant things even if they didn't grow.

7. Where does Opal head with Winn-Dixie at the beginning of chapter twelve?
(a) Go to see Gloria.
(b) Head to the pet shop.
(c) Head to the church with Opal's father.
(d) Go to visit Miss Fanny.

8. What kind of fear does the Preacher say Winn-Dixie has?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Pathological.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Rational.

9. What did Opal's mother do that often caused fights between the Preacher and Opal's mother?
(a) She didn't cook.
(b) She drank.
(c) She wouldn't go to church.
(d) She refused to work.

10. What did Opal notice about the dog's fur?
(a) It was dirty.
(b) It was thick and luxurious.
(c) It was matted and needed brushed.
(d) There were places it did not grow.

11. How does Opal describe the Preacher to the dog?
(a) He is a good man.
(b) He is a smart man.
(c) He is a strict man.
(d) He is a fortunate man.

12. What decision does the Preacher make in regards to Winn-Dixie?
(a) He has found himself a home.
(b) He needs to go back to the grocery store.
(c) He cannot live inside the house.
(d) He must go to the pound.

13. What did Miss Franny actually see outside of the library?
(a) A wolfe.
(b) A dog.
(c) Winn-Dixie.
(d) A bear.

14. What do Opal and the Preacher learn that Winn-Dixie is afraid of?
(a) Bears.
(b) Tall men.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Thunderstorms.

15. Why does Opal want to remember the things her father told her?
(a) So that she can ask other questions of her father later.
(b) So she will recognize her mother if she comes back.
(c) So that she can search for her mother.
(d) So that she will always have some memory of her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the preacher surprise Opal after they see how Winn-Dixie responds to the thunder storms?

2. In what state does this story take place?

3. What does Winn-Dixie do whenever he is tied up somewhere?

4. Which of the following terms best describes how Opal reacts to Gloria?

5. How many staff members are there running the library?

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