Characters
This character is loyal, friendly, makes people feel safe, and helps other characters (especially Opal) make friends throughout the story.
Who is Winn-Dixie?
Two things are being compared in this simile:
Winn Dixie looked like a furry bullet, shooting across the building, chasing that mouse.
What is Winn Dixie and a furry bullet?
Uncommon and unusual. Winn Dixie smelled __________ when Opal first found him.
What is peculiar?
The point of view in which this story is told.
What is first person or Opal's point of view?
This character is shy, nervous, and a little awkward when meeting new people. They were an ex-criminal who gave Opal a job.
Who is Otis?
Two things are being compared in this simile:
"Mostly, he looked like a big piece of old brown carpet that had been left out in the rain."
What is Winn Dixie and a big piece of brown carpet?
To copy, impersonate, or mimic. The parrot in Gertrude's Pet Store liked to ________ others.
What is imitate?
Miss Franny Block had mistaken Winn Dixie for this when she first met him.
What is a bear?
This character loves to tell stories, had a rich father who built them a library, yet is very giving to let people use the library for free.
Who is Miss Franny?
The simile means this.
"She had me dig a hole for it and put it in the ground and pat the dirt around it tight, like it was a baby and I was tucking it into bed."
What is making sure the dirt is packed in tight around the tree?
Towards the end of the story Gloria Dump teaches Opal this about the things she loves.
What is sometimes you have to let go of the things you love/ you can only love what you got while you got it?
This character was mysterious, stuck up, and little rude at the beginning of the story. They began to change once they started making friends and we began to have compassion for them once we learned about their brother dying.
Who is Amanda?
The simile means this.
"Some of his fur was pretty loose and blew right off of him like a dandelion puff."
What is his fur was being blown off of him around the library?
After talking to Otis, Gloria Dump, and Miss Franny Block, Opal realizes that everyone experiences this at some point in their life.
What is loneliness/ being lonely?
Made or created by machine or hand. Littmus ______________ candy in a factory.
What is manufactured?
The name of the store where Opal worked.
What is Gertrude's Pet Store?
The character is reserved, quiet, and works hard. They are not always the best at taking care of people but at the end of the story, we learn that they are grateful to have Opal and loves her very much.
Who is her father, the preacher?
"Sometimes he reminded me of a turtle hiding inside its shell, in there thinking about things and not ever sticking his head out into the world."
The preacher is being described as someone who is this.
Who is quiet/shy/reserved?
Opal learns this from becoming friends with Gloria Dump, Miss Franny Block, Otis, and Sweetie Pie Thomas.
What is you can be friends with anyone you want?
Unusually strong or extreme. Winn Dixie had a _________ fear of thunderstorms.
What is pathological?