Character Traits
This trait describes Opal when she takes in a stray dog she found at the grocery store.
What is kind?
“She said it made her feel like a bug under a microscope." page 23
What is a simile?
the section of a grocery store where the fruits and vegetables are kept. Winn-Dixie was in the _________________ section of the Winn-Dixie grocery store.
What is produce?
Winn-Dixie makes most people feel this.
What is joy or happiness?
These symbolize that life can be both happy and a little sad.
What are Littmus Lozenges?
Both of these characters share a feeling of being alone and finding support in one another after being abandoned or lost.
Who are Opal and Winn-Dixie?
Winn‑Dixie shows this trait by staying close to Opal in unfamiliar places like church and the pet store.
What is loyalty?
“I could see him pulling his old turtle head back into his stupid turtle shell." page 23
What is a metaphor?
Not being made to follow a certain rule. Opal was an ________________ to the rule that only adults could like in the trailer park.
What is exception?
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?
This symbol represents letting go of past mistakes.
What is the mistake tree?
These characters both dealt with addition to drinking alcohol.
Who are Opal's mama and Gloria Dump?
Opal displays this trait when she goes into Gloria Dump’s overgrown yard, despite townspeople’s rumors that Gloria is a witch.
What is bravery/courage?
“Back when Florida was wild… mosquitoes so big they could fly away with you.” page 39
What is a hyperbole?
Feeling sad. The Littmus Lozenges made the preacher feel _________________.
What is melancholy?
Winn-Dixie helps the preacher come "out of his shell" and teaches him the importance of this.
What is family or love?
This person symbolizes loss and learning how to cope with absence.
Who is Opal's mother?
These characters are alike because they both hide their sadness and don't show their true emotions to others.
Who are the preacher and Amanda Wilkinson?
Opal demonstrates this trait when she learns why Amanda Wilkinson is sad and begins to treat her kindly.
What is understanding or compassion?
“The bottles were quiet; there wasn’t a breeze, so they were just hanging there.” page 170
What is a personification?
A fear that you can not be talked out of. Winn-Dixie had _____________________ of thunderstorms.
What is pathological?
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 or belonging?
This character is a symbol of new beginnings, friendship, and breaking down walls between people.
Who is Winn-Dixie?
Opal met both of these people where they work and they are both alone until Opal and Winn-Dixie bring them friendship.
Who are Miss Franny Block and Otis?
Opal shows this trait by repeatedly asking the preacher to tell her ten things about her mother.
What is determination or persistence?
"...and wham, they both fell to the ground." page 68
What is an onomatopoeia?
to join the military. "His daddy, Artley W. Block, had already _____________ and Littmus told his mama that he could not stand by and let the south get beat, and so he went to fight too."
What is enlisted?
Opal never gets to meet her mom, but she learns this at the end of the story.
What is to let go of the past and accept how things are/appreciate what you do have?
This place symbolizes a community coming together and healing.
What is the Open Arms Baptist Church?
These characters are both young and immature.
Who are Sweetie Pie Thomas and the Dewberry brothers?