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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 doesn't Otis want to have to do at the party?

2. What did Winn-Dixie do during the story about Franny's great-grandfather?

3. What did Littmus start?

4. What does Opal see Otis do for the very first time?

5. What did Otis used to do a lot of the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens immediately after the preacher gives the blessing that causes chaos throughout the party?

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

4. What do you believe is the author's purpose of this short, transitional chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Miss Franny's great-grandfather was 14 what did he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why might a reader have empathy for the character Gloria? What ways is Gloria unique? Does Gloria help Opal heal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of prejudice woven throughout the novel? Which characters seem to demonstrate a form of prejudice at some point throughout the novel? Do they overcome it? How or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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