Winn Dixie
Characters
Compare and Contrast
Details/Plot
Wild Card
100
Where did Opal first see Winn Dixie?
At the produce department at the grocery store
100
Who does Opal describe as "pinch-faced"?
Amanda Wilkinson
100
How are Opal and Winn Dixie alike at the beginning of the story?
They are both lonely.
100
What book did Opal read to Gloria
Gone with the Wind
100
Where did Opal move to?
Naomi, Florida
200
How did Winn Dixie look when Opal found him?
Dirty and smelly
200
Why was Otis sent to jail?
Playing his guitar on the street and hitting a police officer
200
How is the Open Arms Baptist Church different than most other churches?
Answers will vary: in a convenient store, no pews, etc.
200
What big event happens during the party?
A thunderstorm
200
What did Gloria Dump's yard look like?
A jungle
300
What does Winn Dixie do when he smiles?
Sneezes
300
What were the names of the boys that picked on Opal?
Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry
300
How is Opal like her mother?
Answers will vary: both red hair and freckles, run fast, like stories
300
How is Winn Dixie discovered at the party?
he sneezed
300
What did a Litmus Lozenge taste like?
Sweet and sad (could be sorry, strawberry, root beer, etc)
400
What is Winn Dixie afraid of?
Thunderstorms
400
who helps Opal search for Winn Dixie
The Preacher
400
How are Opal and Amanda Wilkinson different?
Answers will vary
400
Where did Winn Dixie go during the storm?
He hid under Gloria's bed
400
How many things did Opal list that he knew about Winn-Dixie?
10
500
What does Ms. Franny think Winn Dixie is when she looks out the window of the library?
a bear
500
What did Franny Block's great-grandfather do after the war?
build a candy factory
500
How are Opal and Amanda Wilkinson alike?
Answers will vary: both are lonely, both about the same age, etc.
500
What happened to Amanda that made her seem "pinch-faced"?
her brother, Carson, drowned
500
What did the bottles hanging in Gloria Dumps yard represent?
Everything she has done wrong
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