Characters
These characters were best friends.
Who are Opal and Winn-Dixie?
The place where Winn-Dixie is discovered.
What is a grocery store?
Winn-Dixie brings this to a lot of characters in the story.
What is joy or happiness?
Winn-Dixie was terrified of these.
What are thunderstorms?
Uncommon, unusual or strange. Opal had many __________ friends.
What is peculiar?
This character was an ex-criminal who gave Opal a job.
Who is Otis?
The feeling Opal felt when she first moved.
What is lonely?
Gloria Dump helped Opal see people with her heart and taught her this important lesson.
What is accepting people for who they are in the present or not judging others for past mistakes?
The name of the town where Opal lived.
What is Naomi, Florida?
favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky.
What is fortunate?
This character established a library and loved to tell stories.
Who is Miss Franny?
Miss Franny had mistaken Winn-Dixie for this animal when she first met him.
What is a bear?
Winn-Dixie helps the preacher come "out of his shell" and teaches him the importance of this.
What is family or love?
The name children gave Gloria Dump.
What is a "witch"?
pleasant; easy to like.
What is charming.
The character who Opal grew to like at the end of the story.
Who is Amanda?
Winn-Dixie helped Opal to make these.
What are friendships?
Since Opal is an only child who doesn't have a mother and moves a lot with her father, she lacks a sense of this.
What is community?
The name of the store where Opal worked.
What is Gertrude's Pet Store?
more developed or skilled in an area?
What is advanced?
The character who Opal compared to "a turtle in a shell, not ever sticking his head out into the world."
Who is her father, the preacher?
The point of view from whom the story is told.
Who is India Opal?
Just about everything that happened to Opal that summer happened for this reason.
What is Because of Winn-Dixie?
The book Opal read to Gloria Dump.
What is "Gone with the Wind"?
to plan; to have in mind.
What is intend?