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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Opal go to Gertrude's Pets?
(a) To see if she can find a friend for Winn-Dixie.
(b) To buy a collar and leash for Winn-Dixie.
(c) Because her father wants her to put Winn-Dixie up for adoption.
(d) To get dog food for Winn-Dixie.

3. Which of the following things doesn't Opal tell Gloria about?
(a) Ten things about her mother.
(b) Finding Winn-Dixie in the grocery store.
(c) Being the daughter of a preacher.
(d) The bear in the library.

4. In what way was Opal's mother's appearance just like Opal's?
(a) They both had hazel eyes.
(b) They both had curly hair.
(c) They both had red hair and freckles.
(d) They both had permanent tan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Opal find out that Otis plays?

2. About how old was Miss Franny when the bear got into the library?

3. What does Opal say she and Winn-Dixie have in common?

4. Where does Opal spend a lot of her time in the summer?

5. In what state does this story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Opal tell Winn-Dixie she is a little concerned about?

2. How would you describe Opal's decision about wanting to memorize the information her father shared with her about her mother?

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

4. What happened to Opal's mother?

5. What wakes Opal up at night and why is she awoken?

6. What does Opal's father share that her mother did not like about his profession?

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

8. Describe the library and who is it named after?

9. Where is Opal's favorite place to go and how does it seem that Winn-Dixie knows when they are there?

10. What happens when Otis stops playing his music and what does this lead Opal to do?

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