Vocab
A gathering or assembly, especially for religious worship
Congregation
To make a small sudden movement
Twitch
This is the name of the dog Opal finds.
Who is Winn-Dixie?
This is Opal’s full name.
Who is India Opal Buloni?
This is what Opal calls her father.
Who is “The Preacher”?
unfocused or unable to pay attention to something
Distracted
A group of stars in the night sky that make up a recognizable picture or pattern
Constellations
This is where Opal finds Winn-Dixie.
What is the grocery store (Winn-Dixie)?
Opal lives with her father, who has this job.
What is a preacher?
This is the Preacher’s job.
What is a preacher (or pastor)?
lucky
Fortunate
making a long, mournful sound
Howling
Describe the dog.
Big and ugly
What did Opal's preacher father send her to the store for and what did she come home with?
She went to buy tomatoes, rice and Mac & cheese but came home with a dog
At first, the Preacher feels this way about keeping Winn-Dixie.
What is unsure (or doesn’t really want the dog at first)?
Right away; at once
Immediately
This word means a person who teaches and speaks in a church
What is a preacher?
What is ironic about the name Opal fallen the dog?
She named him after the grocery store
Opal asks her father to tell her 10 things about her mother because she wants to understand this.
What is what her mother was like (or learn about her mom)?
What did the preacher mean when he said, "she burned everything, including water"? .
She was a terrible cook.
to move at a speed between walking and running
Trot
This phrase means people who do not have as much money, help, or opportunities as others.
Less Fortunate
"Mostly he looked like a big piece of brown carpet that had been left out in the rain." What is being compared with the simile in the sentence?
The dog to the carpet
Since the narrator uses pronoun "I" instead of "she", what is the point of the view of the story.
First person
How does the preacher feel about Opal's mother?
He still loves her and wants her to come back.