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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 the first character to arrive at the party?

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

3. How does Gloria react to the two surprises that Opal brings to her?

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

5. What does Opal learn that Miss Franny has kept in her drawer in the library for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Littmus do when he arrived home from the war and then what did he have a yearning for?

3. What does Opal do when she realizes Winn-Dixie is missing and what does Gloria tell her?

4. What happened after Opal and the preacher went to search for Winn-Dixie?

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

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

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

8. What did Otis do that led the police officers to arrest him and what did he do when they tried to arrest him?

9. How did Amanda seem when she entered the library and how was this interpreted by Opal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does the character of Opal stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves? Is this a good trait? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe events in the story that led Winn-Dixie to help relieve a character's loneliness or sadness. Do you believe a pet can relieve someone's loneliness or sadness? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways are Otis and Winn-Dixie the same? In what ways does Opal treat them the same? Do you think this is intentional on the part of the author? Why or why not?

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