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

2. What does Opal say she and Winn-Dixie have in common?
(a) They both need a bath.
(b) They both love her father.
(c) They are both orphans.
(d) They both make messes.

3. Which of the following traits do both Opal and the Preacher share?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Shyness.
(d) Talkative.

4. What does Winn-Dixie do whenever he is tied up somewhere?
(a) Howls.
(b) Barks.
(c) Watches.
(d) Chews through the rope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Opal go to Gertrude's Pets?

2. What was the first name that came to Opal for the dog?

3. Which of the following best describes how the Preacher lives?

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

5. Which of the following would be an accurate description of how Opal's life in town is now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Opal call her father and what is his new job in Florida?

2. Why does Opal feel unwelcome at the trailer park where she lives and how does she think Winn-Dixie will be received?

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

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

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

6. What happens to Winn-Dixie when Otis plays his music in front of him?

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

8. What happens when Opal's father sends her to the store to get groceries for the two of them?

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

10. What does Opal interpret it means when Winn-Dixie stares at her after she makes her confession to him?

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