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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 did Opal forget to do?
(a) Where her father parked.
(b) Get the dog.
(c) Get groceries.
(d) Where she was.

2. What profession does Opal's father practice?
(a) Grocery manager.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Teacher.

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

4. How does Winn-Dixie deal with his fear?
(a) He runs back and forth from bedroom to bedroom.
(b) He scratches at the door to go outside.
(c) He huddles next to the Preacher and won't move.
(d) He hides under the bed.

5. What happens when the Preacher sees the ugly, matted and smelly dog that Opal brought home?
(a) He tries to think of someone who will take him.
(b) He sends him out of their house right away.
(c) He falls in love with him.
(d) He is repulsed by him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Preacher tell Opal about how her mother felt about her?

2. Which of the following things can Opal do very well?

3. What agreement did Opal make with the Preacher?

4. What did the manager of the grocery store want to do with the dog?

5. What did Opal notice about the dog's fur?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author describe Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry?

3. What does the dog do when he sees Opal and how does he do it?

4. What does it appear the dog is doing when he goes back over to the grocery store manager?

5. What did Opal ask Otis if she could do to pay for the collar and leash?

6. In what way are Winn-Dixie and Opal alike according to Opal?

7. What happens when Opal and Winn-Dixie finish up at the pet store?

8. Why did Gloria ask Opal to tell her about herself?

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

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

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