WorksheetsCh. 1-5 Because of Winn-Dixie Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the store manager of Winn-Dixie so upset?
a)
Opal forgot to pay for her food.
b)
Someone let a dog into the store.
c)
Opal kept asking him so many questions.
d)
A dog bit the store manager.
2.
“And there was what seemed like a whole army of Winn-Dixie employees running around waving their arms…” What is being compared with the simile in this sentence?
a)
an army to some arms
b)
employees to some arms
c)
employees to an army
d)
Olympic runners to an army
3.
Which is the point of view of the story?
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person objective
c)
3rd person limited
d)
3rd person omniscient
4.
“Mostly he looked like a big piece of old brown carpet that had been left out in the rain.” What is being compared with the simile in this sentence?
a)
the store manager to rain
b)
the dog to the rain
c)
the store manager to an old carpet
d)
the dog to an old carpet
5.
Why did Opal immediately fall in love with the dog?
a)
She liked the feel of his fur.
b)
She liked the way he listened to her.
c)
She liked his sense of humor.
d)
She liked his name.
6.
What is the setting of this novel?
a)
Tampa, Florida in the 1990s.
b)
Charlotte, North Carolina in the 1960s
c)
Naomi, Florida in the 1970s
d)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the 1980s.
7.
Why did Opal think her father would like Winn-Dixie?
a)
because he was a “suffering dog” and her father liked to save people
b)
because he was part “German Shepard” and her father liked those kind of dogs
c)
because when Winn-Dixie first saw her father, he wasn’t afraid of him
d)
because her father always wanted Opal to have a pet
8.
What effect did Winn-Dixie have on father?
a)
father was a little nervous about him
b)
father was angry Opal came home with him
c)
father didn’t really care whether or not Opal kept him
d)
father liked Winn-Dixie right away
9.
How does Opal’s father feel about Opal’s mother?
a)
He is angry that she went away.
b)
He is glad that she has found a better life.
c)
He is still in love with her, and hopes she comes back.
d)
He is still in love with her, but doesn’t want to see her again.
10.
What did Opal ask her father concerning her mother?
a)
to tell her ten things about her mother
b)
to write down eight things about her mother
c)
to stop asking her questions about her mother
d)
to let her visit her mother on the weekends
11.
What did the preacher mean when he said Opal’s mom could “stick a tire in the ground and grow a car”?
a)
Opal’s mother liked cars.
b)
The preacher’s car has a flat tire.
c)
Opal’s mother was good at growing plants
d)
The preacher enjoyed planting flowers.
12.
Opal’s mother said she didn’t like being a preacher’s wife because “it made her feel like a bug under a microscope.” What is being compared with this simile?
a)
Opal to a bug.
b)
Opal’s mother to a microscope.
c)
Opal to a microscope.
d)
Opal’s mother to a bug
13.
How do you know that Winn-Dixie did not like to be left alone?
a)
He pulled the cushions off of the couch and the paper off of the toilet rolls.
b)
He cried the whole time and looked sadly out of the window.
c)
He dug a big hole in the carpet near the kitchen.
d)
He hid under the bed and refused to get out.
14.
“He sat beside me and smiled up at the preacher.” Which figurative language device is being used here?
a)
simile
b)
personification
15.
What belongs in the blank box?
a)
A baby cried.
b)
A thunderstorm began.
c)
Winn-Dixie wanted to go home.
d)
Winn-Dixie chases a mouse.
16.
What is the MAIN conflict of the novel?
a)
Opal is lonely and misses her mother.
b)
Winn-Dixie is homeless and needs someone to love.
c)
Opal wants a dog but her father won’t let her have one.
d)
Winn-Dixie is dirty but he won’t let Opal give him a bath.
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