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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. Who is Carson?

2. What did Amanda say about the Littmus lozenge when she tasted it?

3. Where had Winn-Dixie gone during the storm?

4. Why do Opal and Gloria decide the party should be at night?

5. Who is the first character to arrive at the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Opal react to finding Winn-Dixie and what actions does she take?

2. What is the most important thing that Opal tells the ghost tree?

3. How does the reader feel about Otis once they learn why he was arrested?

4. What does Opal finally confess to her father that she has been thinking about for a very long time?

5. What does Miss Franny suffer from and what does it remind Opal of?

6. What was the name of the candy Littmus invented and what was it famous for?

7. Why was Opal very upset with herself after she gets everyone from the party inside Gloria's house?

8. How does the group at the party come to know that Otis has arrived?

9. What idea does chapter 2 of Gone with the Wind give Opal?

10. Why doesn't Otis want to come to the party and how does Opal convince him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is the character of Otis a contradiction? Do you think it is good for Opal to be around Otis? Do you think Otis is a good role model? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters seem to display emotional isolation? How does this affect their lives? Do they change throughout the novel? How or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Opal's mother left her father? On what evidence are you basing this conclusion? Do you think her mother's leaving was a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

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