1. Where did Opal meet Winn Dixie?
A) In the grocery store
B) In the woods
C) At the trailer park
D) In the mall
2. What animal does Opal compare her father to?
A) A beaver
B) A turtle
C) A snail
D) An elephant
3. Which of the following is NOT a flavor that is tasted in a Littmus Lozenge?
A) Strawberry
B) Root beer
C) Sorrow
D) Vanilla
4. Who is Carson?
A) Opal’s mother
B) Sweetie Pie’s brother
C) Amanda’s brother
D) Amanda’s uncle
5. Which of the following is NOT true about Opal’s mama?
A) She was fast
B) She had freckles
C) She liked to plant things
D) She was a good cook
6. What is Winn Dixie afraid of?
A) Mice
B) Thunderstorms
C) The Preacher
D) Parrots
7. What kind of animal is Gertrude in the pet store?
A) A gerbil
B) A snake
C) A rabbit
D) A parrot
8. What did Miss Franny mistake Winn Dixie for when she first saw him?
A) A rhinoceros
B) A bear
C) A man
D) A mountain lion
9. What does Otis love more than anything else?
A) Going to church
B) Talking to people
C) Playing music
D) Playing sports
10. What did the taste of the Littmus Lozenge make Gloria Dump think of?
A) Her brother dying
B) People leaving
C) Being paralyzed
D) Being in jail
11. What book did Opal read to Gloria Dump?
A) Gone with the Wind
B) Pride and Prejudice
C) Wuthering Heights
D) To Kill A Mockingbird
12. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Opal feels sadness?
A) Her mama left her
B) She misses her brother
C) She had to move away from all her friends
D) The Dewberry brothers pick on her
13. Why did Amanda Wilkinson look ‘pinch-faced’?
A) She was really mean
B) Her brother died
C) She had no friends
D) Her mother left her
14. Which of the following is NOT true about Winn Dixie?
A) He smiles with all of his teeth
B) He likes to be alone
C) He snores
D) He likes peanut butter
15. What did the Preacher think of when he tasted a Littmus Lozenge?
A) Opal’s mother
B) His sermon
C) Winn Dixie
D) Leaving Watley
16. Who was NOT at the party at the end of the story?
A) Opal’s mother
B) Preacher
C) Stevie Dewberry
D) Franny Block
17. What did Sweetie Pie Thomas plan to have as the theme for her birthday party?
A) Cats
B) Mermaids
C) Pink
D) Winnie the Pooh
18. What do the animals at Gertrude’s Pet Store do when Otis plays his guitar?
A) Start to sing
B) Escape from their cages
C) Sit like they have been turned into stone
D) Dance around the store
19. Which of following is NOT hanging from the tree in Gloria Dump’s yard?
A) Beer bottles
B) Water bottles
C) Whiskey bottles
D) Wine bottles
20. What did Gloria Dump feed Winn Dixie on the first day they met?
A) Littmus Lozenge
B) Cheese
C) Bacon
D) Peanut butter
21. What did Winn Dixie NOT do in church the first time he goes?
A) Howl loudly
B) Catch a mouse
C) Smile at the Preacher
D) Eat a rat
22. Where did the Open Arms Baptist Church meet on Sundays?
A) The Friendly Corners Trailer Park
B) The Littmus W. Block Memorial Library
C) The Winn Dixie grocery store
D) The Pick-It-Quick store
23. What war did Littmus W. Block fight in?
A) Revolutionary War
B) World War II
C) Civil War
D) World War I
24. Who was the FIRST friend Opal made after meeting Winn Dixie?
A) Miss Franny Block
B) Gloria Dump
C) Amanda Wilkinson
D) Sweetie Pie Thomas
25. What sadness does Sweetie Pie Thomas think of when she tastes a Littmus Lozenge
A) Not having a sister
B) Her mama leaving
C) Not having a dog
D) Her brother dying
26. Where was Winn Dixie hiding at the end of the story?
A) In Opal’s trailer
B) In the library
C) In Gertrude’s Pet Store
D) Under Gloria Dump’s bed
27. Why did Otis go to jail?
A) Killing someone
B) Refusing to stop playing his guitar
C) Stealing
D) Hurting an animal
28. What problem does Gloria Dump have?
A) Poor hearing
B) Broken leg
C) Cancer
D) Poor eyesight
29. How was Miss Franny related to Littmus W. Block?
A) He is her brother
B) He is her cousin
C) He is her uncle
D) He was her great- grandfather
30. What did the Littmus Lozenge make Otis think of?
A) Being in the pet store
B) His wife leaving
C) Missing his mama
D) Being in jail
1. Opal believes that life is like a Littmus Lozenge – that it’s sweet and sad all mixed up together and hard to separate out. Do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree that the life of Littmus Lozenge is sweet and sad all mixed up together and hard to separate out because in real life, there is always good and bad things happen to you. For example, Littmus Lozenge has been through many circumstances like being hungry, Yankees burnt his house, and his family died. However, good things happen to him like he can protect his country and found a place to produce candy. As you can see that it is very hard to separate it because life is all mixed of those.
2. When Winn-Dixie is missing after the thunderstorm, Gloria Dump says to Opal, “There ain’t no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.” What do you think Gloria means? Do you agree with her thought? Why or why not?
When Winn-Dixie is missing after the thunderstorm, Gloria dump says to Opal, “There ain’t no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.” I think Gloria means that we can’t control everything. If it wants to go, just let it go because no matter how hard we try to stop it, it still want to go. So, that leads us to appreciate what we have while we got it.
3. What does the title Because of Winn-Dixie mean to you?
For me, the title Because of Winn-Dixie means basically that everything happen in this story is because of Winn-Dixie. For example, Opal will not meet with Gloria Dump if there is no Winn-Dixie in this story. During that time, Winn-Dixie goes to Gloria’s garden, that is when they meet with each other and build up their relationship.
4. At the end of the story, Opal seems to accept that her mother is not coming back. Why is this an important part of the story? What is something difficult in your life that you’ve had to accept?
At the end of the story, Opal seems to accept that her mother is not coming back. This is an important of the story because now she is no longer miss her mother a lot like before because her heart is not empty anymore. Due to people around her like Franny or Gloria dump, now she feels that she makes a lot of friendship.
Something that is difficult in my life that I have had to accept is being in High School at Liger. Nowaday, I have to accept that there is a lot of situation that I have to overcome. For example, I have to cook and do a ton of homeworks. Sometimes, I feel like life is too hard for me. However, being a Liger student is like that, so I have to find ways to overcome it.