Characters
Plot
Theme
Vocabulary
Fun Little Details
100

These two characters were best friends.

Who are Opal and Winn-Dixie?

100

The place where Opal first meets Winn-Dixie

What is a grocery store?

100
Winn-Dixie brings this to a lot of characters in the story.
What is joy or happiness?
100

Pictures in the night sky; Opal's mom was good at seeing these.

What is constellations?

100
Winn-Dixie was terrified of these.
What are thunderstorms?
200
This character was an ex-criminal who gave Opal a job.
Who is Otis?
200

The feeling Opal felt when she first moved to Naomi.

What is lonely?

200
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?
200

Hard candies or cough drops

What are lozenges?

200
The name of the town where Opal lived.
What is Naomi, Florida?
300
This character established a library and loved to tell stories.
Who is Miss Franny?
300
Miss Franny had mistaken Winn-Dixie for this animal when she first met him.
What is a bear?
300
Winn-Dixie helps the preacher come "out of his shell" and teaches him the importance of this.
What is family or love?
300

A sad state of mind; Opal felt _________ when she lost Winn-Dixie.

What is melancholy?

300

The Dewberry brothers called Gloria Dump this.

What is a "witch"?

400

This character had a "pinched face" but became Opal's friend.

Who is Amanda?

400

Winn-Dixie helped Opal to make these.

What are friends?

400

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 family?

400

A group of people who meet to pray and worship God

What is a congregation?

400

The name of the store where Opal worked.

What is Gertrude's Pets?

500

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?

500
The point of view from whom the story is told.
Who is India Opal?
500
Just about everything that happened to Opal that summer happened for this reason.
What is Because of Winn-Dixie?
500

a special talent for growing things

What is a green thumb?

500
The book Opal read to Gloria Dump.
What is "Gone with the Wind"?
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