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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 comes into the library interrupting the story about Franny's great-grandfather?
2. Why does Opal work particularly slow at her job after Otis tells her why he went to jail?
3. How did they find Winn-Dixie?
4. Where does Winn-Dixie often go when he is in the library?
5. How does the preacher describe the lozenge Opal gives him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miss Franny suffer from and what does it remind Opal of?
2. How does the preacher react to Opal's statements and what does he say?
3. How does Opal react to finding Winn-Dixie and what actions does she take?
4. What is the most important thing that Opal tells the ghost tree?
5. What happened after Opal and the preacher went to search for Winn-Dixie?
6. How does the reader feel about Otis once they learn why he was arrested?
7. How did Amanda seem when she entered the library and how was this interpreted by Opal?
8. What was the name of the candy Littmus invented and what was it famous for?
9. Why was Opal very upset with herself after she gets everyone from the party inside Gloria's house?
10. What did Gloria tell Opal she used to like to do and why can't she do it anymore?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
At what point in the novel does Opal learn that she is capable of causing sadness as well as receiving sadness? Which characters in the novel does Opal cause sadness in? How does that happen? Does she change that? How or why not?
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