Because of Winn-Dixie

Match the following main characters from Because of Winn-Dixie.

• Opal's father

• Winn-Dixie

• an eccentric lady with poor eyesight and a kind heart

• Sweetie Pie

• a five-year-old girl who loves Winn-Dixie

• The preacher

• a sweet ten-year-old girl who learns about life and friendship

• India Opal

• a stray dog with a wide smile and a fear of storms

• Gloria Dump

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RL 3.3

Match the following supporting characters from Because of Winn-Dixie.

• a boy who teases Opal and spreads rumors about Gloria Dump

• Amanda Wilkinson

• the town librarian

• Otis

• a loud and chatty parrot

• Dunlap Dewberry

• a girl who lost her brother to a drowning accident

• Gertrude

• works in the pet store and loves to play the guitar

• Miss Franny

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RL 3.3

Reorder the following events from the beginning to the middle of the story.

• Opal moves to Naomi, Florida with her dad.

• Opal saves a dog when visiting the grocery store.

• Opal asks the preacher if they can keep Winn-Dixie and she takes care of him.

• Opal befriends Miss Franny at the library.

• Opal meets Otis and Gertrude at the pet shop, and she gets a job there.

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RL 3.2

Reorder the following events from the middle to the end of the story.

• Opal meets Gloria Dump, and learns a lot about life from her.

• Opal decides to throw a party for her friends in Naomi.

• Opal loses Winn Dixie during the party because of a thunderstorm.

• Opal and the preacher search for Winn-Dixie, and Opal yells at the preacher because he "doesn't care."

• Opal is reunited with Winn Dixie because he was never really lost, just hiding under the bed.

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RL 3.2

Opal tells the store manager that the dog is hers because he threatens to…

• take him home

• send him to the pound

• feed him cat food

• let him live in the grocery store

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RL 3.1

Which statement is NOT true about Opal’s mother?

• she was funny

• she had red hair and freckles

• she couldn’t cook

• she loved being a preacher’s wife

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RL 3.3

Why does Opal start sweeping at Gertrude’s Pets?

• because she wants to buy a collar and leash for Winn-Dixie

• because she wants to buy a hamster

• because she has a crush on Otis

• because she wants to buy Winn-Dixie a new water bowl

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RL 3.3

Winn-Dixie has a pathological fear of thunderstorms. A fear is pathological if it​ (a)  

• goes way beyond a normal fear.
• doesn’t really bother her
• makes your owner want to give you away
• means you can’t sleep

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RL 3.1

What happens when Otis plays the guitar to the animals?

• they all start singing along

• they all fall asleep

• they all sit on the floor, perfectly still

• they all start howling and barking and break free from their cages

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RL 3.1

A Littmus Lozenge is a candy that tastes both ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• sweet
• sorrowful
• cheerful
• bitter
• exciting
• tangy

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RL 3.1