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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the dog do when it saw Opal?

2. Which word best describes what Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry do to Opal whenever she goes to visit Gloria?

3. What do Opal and the Preacher learn about Winn-Dixie?

4. What does Opal hear when she walks into the grocery store?

5. What happens when the Preacher sees the ugly, matted and smelly dog that Opal brought home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Opal's mother?

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

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

5. What does Miss Franny spend all of her time doing and how could she be characterized?

6. Write a description of the church that Opal's father preaches at.

7. What does Opal confess to Winn-Dixie that she and her father have been thinking a lot about?

8. What happens if Opal or her father leave Winn-Dixie tied up outside of the trailer?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is the phrase appearances can be deceiving accurate in this novel? In what ways is it not accurate?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does the author interweave the them of loneliness throughout the novel? Are there any characters who do not seem to be lonely? If so, who, if not why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the children called Gloria a witch? Think of another character in another story who Gloria reminds you of and write how the two are the same.

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