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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 does Opal make sure Otis is introduced to first?

2. What did Franny bring to the party?

3. Why is the tension raised at the end of this chapter?

4. What do the party members think Winn-Dixie looks like when he comes out from under the bed?

5. What is the secret ingredient in the Littmus lozenge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gloria say the Littmus Lozenge she is given reminds her of?

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

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

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

5. What did Gloria tell Opal she used to like to do and why can't she do it anymore?

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

7. How do Gloria and Opal spend the day of the party?

8. How does Opal try to keep all of Gloria's ghosts away?

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

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

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

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.

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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