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Because of Winn Dixie Chapter 1-17

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Opal bring home from the grocery store in Chapter 1?

a)

A bag of vegetables.

b)

A dog.

c)

The wrong change.

d)

Junk food.

2.

What or who does Opal ask her father to tell her about in Chapter 3?

a)

His Sunday sermon.

b)

What her chores are for the day.

c)

Her mother.

d)

The clerk at the grocery store.

3.

What was Winn-Dixie named after?

a)

a candy bar

b)

a town

c)

a weather condition

d)

a grocery store

4.

Why did Winn-Dixie have to go with Opal and her father to the Open Arms Baptist Church?

a)

to be introduced

b)

didn’t like being alone

c)

to sleep there

d)

to hear the preacher's sermon

5.

What did Winn-Dixie do in front of the congregation at Open Arms Baptist Church that made everyone cheer?

a)

rolled over

b)

caught a mouse

c)

howled at the music

d)

stood on his back legs

6.

What did Miss Franny Block mistake Winn-Dixie for when she first saw him?

a)

a horse

b)

a bear

c)

a monkey

d)

a lion

7.

How did Winn-Dixie introduce Opal to Gloria Dump?

a)

by running in her yard

b)

by barking outside her window

c)

by eating her garden

d)

by bumping into her on the street

8.

What did Gloria Dump suggest that she and Opal do together?

a)

meet her father

b)

plant a tree

c)

go grocery shopping

d)

take a walk

9.

Who is a criminal?

a)

Winn-Dixie

b)

Gloria Dump

c)

Otis

d)

India-Opal

10.

What is Winn-Dixie afraid of?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Parties

c)

Bugs

d)

Cats

11.
The main character's father is...
a)
Otis
b)
Winn Dixie
c)
Mr. Dewberry
d)
Preacher
12.
The main character and the story's narrator is...
a)
Preacher
b)
India Opal
c)
Winn Dixie
d)
Otis
13.
Why was the store manager so upset?
a)
Because there was a dog in the store
b)
Because Opal didn't pay for her food
c)
Because there was a cat in the store
d)
Because he wanted to go to lunch
14.
Why do Opal and the Preacher move to Naomi, FL? 
a)
Because Opal's mother left 
b)
Because they wanted to be close to the beach
c)
Because the Preacher got a job at a church 
d)
Opal wanted to move
15.
How old is Opal?
a)
10
b)
8
c)
9
d)
11
16.

Which of these is NOT something Opal learned about her mom?

a)

She was good at planting things.

b)

She was an excellent cook.

c)

She was fast.

d)

She had red hair and freckles.

17.

Why is Opal's mom not with them?

a)

She died.

b)

She went to the movies.

c)

She is at the store.

d)

She left them and never came back.

18.

Where do the Preacher and Opal live?

a)

Watley, FL

b)

Orlando, FL

c)

Cartersville, FL

d)

Naomi, FL

19.

True or False: Winn Dixie ends up at the pound.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Who is Opal's first friend in Naomi?

a)

Franny Block

b)

Amanda Wilkinson

c)

Sweetie Pie

d)

The Dewberry Boys

21.

True or False: Miss Franny let Winn Dixie into the library.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

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

a)

India Opal

1.

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

b)

The preacher

2.

Opal's father

c)

Winn-Dixie

3.

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

d)

Gloria Dump

4.

an eccentric lady with poor eyesight and a kind heart

e)

Sweetie Pie

5.

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

23.

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

a)

Dunlap Dewberry

1.

a boy who teases Opal and spreads rumors about Gloria Dump

b)

Otis

2.

works in the pet store and loves to play the guitar

c)

Miss Franny

3.

the town librarian

d)

Amanda Wilkinson

4.

a girl with a pinched face

e)

Gertrude

5.

a loud and chatty parrot

24.

Who is terrified of Thunderstorms?

a)

Opal

b)

The Preacher

c)

Amanda Wilkinson

d)

Winn Dixie

25.

Who received a library for a present from her dad?

a)

Opal

b)

Gloria Dump

c)

Amanda

d)

Miss Franny Block

26.

Who wishes she knew more about her mother?

a)

Amanda

b)

Gloria

c)

Winn Dixie

d)

Opal

27.

Who has a tree full of mistakes in her backyard and hosts the party?

a)

Sweetie Pie Thomas

b)

Gloria Dump

c)

Amanda Wilkinson

d)

The preacher

28.

What animal does Opal compare her father to?

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Turtle

d)

Tiger

29.

Why was Franny afraid of Winn Dixie?

a)

She thought he was a bear.

b)

Winn Dixe was mean.

c)

She doesn't like dogs.

d)

Dislikes animals.

30.

What makes the Littmus Lozenges so different?

a)

They are spicy.

b)

They last all day.

c)

They taste sad.

d)

They change colors.

31.
What kind of animal is Gertrude in the pet store?
a)
A gerbil
b)
A rabbit
c)
A  parrot
d)
A snake
32.
What does Otis love more than anything else?
a)
Playing sports
b)
Playing music
c)
Talking to people
d)
Going to church
33.
What does Opal call the Dewberry brothers?
a)
witches
b)
bald-headed babies
c)
pinch-faced
d)
mean dummies
34.
Gloria has a tree with bottles on it in her backyard.  What do the bottles represent?
a)
her family members
b)
all the friends she has known
c)
all the peanut butter sandwiches she has made
d)
her past mistakes