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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How upset is the preacher?
(a) He closes himself off and does not appear upset at all.
(b) So upset he starts to shake.
(c) He is more angry than upset.
(d) He is sad, but you can only see that in his eyes.

2. How does the preacher describe the lozenge Opal gives him?
(a) Sadness mixed with root beer and strawberry.
(b) Sweet flanors blending on his tongue.
(c) A mixture of things he cannot describe.
(d) Overwhelming sadness.

3. Who offers to help the preacher and Opal look for the missing character?
(a) Dunlap.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Franny.

4. What does Opal learn that Miss Franny has kept in her drawer in the library for a long time?
(a) Littmus lozenges.
(b) Civil war memoriblia.
(c) A picture of her great-grandfather.
(d) Different types of candy from the Littmus company.

5. How does Opal convince the one hesitant character to come to her party?
(a) She begs him.
(b) She has her father convince him.
(c) She tells him the story about feeling lonely.
(d) She agrees to clean the store free for a week.

6. What happens right after the preacher is finished?
(a) Franny has a seizure.
(b) Winn-Dixie runs away.
(c) Otis leaves the party.
(d) A thunderstorm begins.

7. Which of the following terms could be used to describe how Amanda reacts to the story?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Disbelief.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Horror.

8. Who does Opal have to beg to come in out of the rain?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Otis.

9. What did Littmus start?
(a) Weapons factory.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Peace organization.
(d) Candy factory.

10. What question does Opal ask of Gloria in relation to Otis?
(a) Whether or not she should be afraid of him.
(b) Whether or not she should keep working for him.
(c) Whether or not she should take him to the church.
(d) Whether or not she should learn to play the guitar from him.

11. Who is Carson?
(a) Amanda's son.
(b) Amanda's brother.
(c) Amanda's boyfriend.
(d) Amanda's father.

12. What is Otis doing when Opal returns to the house?
(a) Playing with the parrot.
(b) Leaving the party.
(c) Playing his guitar.
(d) Putting a bottle on the tree.

13. What did Otis used to do a lot of the time?
(a) Catch stray animals.
(b) Drink and use drugs.
(c) Play in a band.
(d) Play guitar on the street for money.

14. Which of the following is an accurate description of Amanda?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Demure.
(d) Sneaky.

15. What sometimes happens to Franny when she is telling a story?
(a) She suffers seizure-like symptoms.
(b) She loses her place.
(c) She makes up new parts to the story.
(d) She forgets the endings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Opal see Otis do for the very first time?

2. How does Gloria react to the two surprises that Opal brings to her?

3. Which character suggests that everyone move inside?

4. How old was Littmus when the Civil War began?

5. Who helps Miss Franny get out of the rain?

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