Winn Dixie from Kelsey Flashcards
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Winn-Dixie: Who is the author of Because of Winn-Dixie?
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Kate DiCamillo
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Winn-Dixie: What is the full name of the main character?
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India Opal Buloni
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal originally go to the store to buy for her dad?
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Mac & cheese, white rice, 2 tomatoes
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Winn-Dixie: What part of the grocery store was Winn-Dixie (the dog) in when Opal first saw him?
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The produce section
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Winn-Dixie: Who was yelling “Who let a dog in here?” repeatedly at the Winn-Dixie?
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The store manager
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal say when the manager said to call the pound?
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Wait a minute! That’s my dog.
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal think that the dog needed when she was first calling to him at the store?
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A name
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal compare him to when she got a good look at him outside the store?
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A big piece of old brown carpet that had been left out in the rain
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Winn-Dixie: What did Winn-Dixie often do if he smiled too much?
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Sneezed
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Winn-Dixie: What town did Opal and her dad move to that summer?
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Naomi, FL
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the trailer park where Opal lived?
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Friendly Corners Trailer Park
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the church where Opal’s dad preached?
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Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi
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Winn-Dixie: How did Opal get her first name?
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Her dad had been a missionary to India
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Winn-Dixie: Where did Opal’s middle name come from?
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Her grandma’s name (dad’s mom)
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Winn-Dixie: Who was the manager of Friendly Corners Trailer Park?
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Mr. Alfred
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Winn-Dixie: What did Mr. Alfred call Opal since he was allowing her to live in an all-adult trailer park?
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“An exception”
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of Mrs. Detweller’s yappy dog? (Opal’s neighbor)
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Samuel
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal tell her dad she found at the grocery store?
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A Less Fortunate
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Winn-Dixie: What animal did Opal say her dad reminded her of?
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A turtle
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Winn-Dixie: Where did Winn-Dixie lay his head when he came in the trailer to meet the Preacher?
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On his lap, on top of his papers
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Winn-Dixie: What did the Preacher say after asking Winn-Dixie if he was looking for a home?
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Well, I guess you’ve found one.
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Winn-Dixie: How old was Opal when her mama left?
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3
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Winn-Dixie: What town did Opal move from, and where was it?
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Watley, in north Florida
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Winn-Dixie: What happened when Opal tried brushing Winn-Dixie’s teeth?
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He got in a sneezing fit
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal tell her dad that she and Winn-Dixie had agreed on when she was cleaning him up?
That he should tell her 10 things about her mama
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Winn-Dixie: What color was Opal's mama's hair?
Red
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Winn-Dixie: Opal's dad said that her mama could have stuck what in the ground and grown a car?
A tire
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Winn-Dixie: When the Preacher tells Opal her mama was fast, who did Opal say she beat in a race back in Watley?
Liam Fullerton
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Winn-Dixie: What did the Preacher say Opal's mama burned when he talked about how she couldn't cook?
Everything, including water
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Winn-Dixie: What type of stories did Opal's mama especially like?
Funny stories, that would make her laugh
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal's mama know all the names of?
Constellations and planets
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal's mama hate?
Being a preacher's wife and feeling judged
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Winn-Dixie: Opal's mama said that having the church ladies judge what she wore felt like being what?
A bug under a microscope
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Winn-Dixie: What did the Preacher say Opal's mama did that made them fight quite a bit?
Drank a lot
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Winn-Dixie: What was the 10th think the preacher said about Opal's mama?
That she loved Opal very much
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Winn-Dixie: What did the preacher originally say Opal's mama left behind when she left?
Nothing ("didn't leave one thing behind")
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal do immediately after her dad told her the 10 things about her mama?
Went to her room and wrote them down
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Winn-Dixie: When the Bulonis tried to leave Winn-Dixie tied up outside, what did he do?
Started howling and making Samuel howl along
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Winn-Dixie: What store had previously been in the building where the church met?
Pick-It-Quick
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Winn-Dixie: What was the Pick-It-Quick motto?
Pick Pick Pick Quick Quick Quick
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Winn-Dixie: What doesn't the Open Arms church have that makes it different from other churches?
Pews
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Winn-Dixie: When the preacher let Opal bring Winn-Dixie into the church, what did the dog catch?
A mouse
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Winn-Dixie: When Winn-Dixie caught the mouse, what dog breed did someone suggest he had in him?
Retriever
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Winn-Dixie: What did the preacher do with the mouse after Winn-Dixie laid it at his feet?
Picked it up by its tail and threw it outside
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Winn-Dixie: Who did the preacher suggest the congregation of the church should pray for?
The mouse
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Winn-Dixie: Who did Opal describe has always having a pinched-up face?
Amanda Wilkinson
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Winn-Dixie: Who were the two brother who went to Opal's church who looked like twins but weren't?
Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the 5-year old girl who attended Opal's church?
Sweetie Pie Thomas
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal pray for the mouse?
That he landed on a soft patch of grass
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the library in Naomi?
The Herman W. Block Memorial Library
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Winn-Dixie: What is the name of the woman in charge of the library in Naomi?
Miss Franny Block
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Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny think Winn-Dixie was the first time she saw him with his paws up against the library window?
A bear
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Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny say Florida consisted of back when it was still wild?
Nothing but palmetto trees and mosquitos
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Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny ask for when her father said she could have anything she wanted for her birthday?
A small library
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Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny say she asked without looking up on the day the bear came in the library?
Is there a book I can help you find?
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Winn-Dixie: How big did Miss Franny say the bear was?
About 3 times the size of Winn-Dixie
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Winn-Dixie: What book was Miss Franny reading that she ended up throwing at the bear?
War and Peace
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Winn-Dixie: What did the bear snatch up before it ran out of the library?
Miss Franny's book, War and Peace
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Winn-Dixie: Who would tease Miss Franny about the bear taking the book?
The men in town
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Winn-Dixie: What does Opal tell Miss Franny is a talent of Winn-Dixie's?
Smiling
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Winn-Dixie: Who was the first friend Opal made in Naomi?
Miss Franny
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Winn-Dixie: What did Amanda Wilkinson say she wanted at the library when she returned Johnny Tremain?
Something even more difficult to read
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Winn-Dixie: Where did Opal go to get a collar for Winn-Dixie?
Gertrude's Pets
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Winn-Dixie: What color collar did Opal pick out for Winn-Dixie?
Red
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Winn-Dixie: What did the big sign on the door of the pet shop say?
NO DOGS ALLOWED
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal ask the man at the counter if she could set up to pay for the collar and leash?
An installment plan
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the man working behind the counter at the pet store?
Otis
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Winn-Dixie: Who had Otis named after the owner of the bookstore?
A parrot
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Winn-Dixie: What was Opal's second suggestion for paying for the collar and leash?
She would work it off at the store
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Winn-Dixie: What did Gertrude the parrot scream as soon as Winn-Dixie entered the store?
Dog!
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Winn-Dixie: What did Otis tell Opal after Gertrude landed on Winn-Dixie's head?
"You can start on Monday."
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Winn-Dixie: What does Sweetie Pie Thomas say she has to stop doing when she turns 6?
Sucking on her knuckle
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Winn-Dixie: What does Sweetie Pie Thomas invite Opal to?
Her birthday party in September
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Winn-Dixie: What is going to be the theme of Sweetie Pie's birthday party?
Pink
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Winn-Dixie: Who liked to ride their bikes behind Opal and whisper things that she couldn't hear?
Dunlap and Stevie Dewberry
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Winn-Dixie: Why did the Dewberry brothers always have shaved heads?
Dunlap had gotten fleas once from their cat (Sadie)
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Winn-Dixie: How old were Dunlap and Stevie?
Dunlap - 10, Stevie - 9 (and tall for his age)
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Winn-Dixie: What did the Dewberry brothers warn about the yard that Winn-Dixie ran into?
That a witch lived there and was probably eating him
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Winn-Dixie: What insulting name did Opal call the Dewberry brothers?
Bald-headed babies
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Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the lady the Dewberry brothers thought was a witch?
Gloria Dump
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Winn-Dixie: What did Gloria always offer to Opal to eat when she visited?
A peanut butter sandwich
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal tell Gloria the kids in Watley sometimes called her because her last name is Buloni?
Lunch Meat
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Winn-Dixie: When Opal was introducing her dog, Gloria said Winn-Dixie got what prize?
The strange-name prize
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Winn-Dixie: What did Gloria say she had to rely on since she couldn't see that well?
Her heart
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Winn-Dixie: What does Gloria suggest Opal might have gotten from her mom along with her hair color and freckles?
A green thumb
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Winn-Dixie: What kind of tree does Gloria say they're planting?
A wait-and-see tree
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Winn-Dixie: Where did Winn-Dixie like to sleep at night?
On Opal's bed
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Winn-Dixie: What was Winn-Dixie deathly afraid of?
Thunderstorms
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Winn-Dixie: What did Winn-Dixie do the first time there was a thunderstorm at Opal's house?
Ran back and forth between the bedrooms
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Winn-Dixie: What did the preacher call Winn-Dixie's fear of thunderstorms, a fear that you couldn't be talked out of?
A pathological fear
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Winn-Dixie: How did Winn-Dixie get on the couch?
An inch at a time, like it was an accident
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Winn-Dixie: What did the preacher say they'd have to do whenever there were thunderstorms?
Make sure Winn-Dixie didn't get out, and keep him safe
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Winn-Dixie: What was Otis doing the first day Opal arrived to work at the pet store?
Playing his guitar for the animals
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Winn-Dixie: What did Otis wear on his feet when he played his guitar?
Pointy-toed cowboy boots
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Winn-Dixie: Why did Otis take the animals out of their cages?
He feels bad for them being locked up all the time
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Winn-Dixie: What did Otis originally try to hand Opal to sweep the store with instead of the broom?
His guitar
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Winn-Dixie: What color is Sweetie Pie's house?
Yellow
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Winn-Dixie: What was Opal collecting for her mama?
Stories
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Winn-Dixie: What did Otis write on the outside of the notebook where he tracked Opal's time?
One red leather collar, one red leather leash
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Winn-Dixie: What did Gloria give Winn-Dixie every time he visited her house?
A spoonful of peanut butter
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Winn-Dixie: What does Stevie Dewberry say about Otis?
That he's retarded and was in jail
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Winn-Dixie: What would Gloria give Opal to drink when she came to visit?
Half coffee, half milk
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Winn-Dixie: What does Gloria show Opal after Opal tells her that Otis spent time in jail?
Her tree of bottles
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Winn-Dixie: Gloria tells Opal that she shouldn't judge people by what?
The things they'd done
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Winn-Dixie: What did Winn-Dixie always hog at the library?
The fan
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Winn-Dixie: How did Opal decide to comfort Gloria and keep the ghosts away?
Read her a book
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Winn-Dixie: When did Winn-Dixie get up from in front of the fan and sit right next to Miss Franny at the library?
When she was having a fit
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Winn-Dixie: What book did Miss Franny recommend for reading to Gloria?
Gone With the Wind
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Winn-Dixie: What conflict is taking place in Gone With the Wind?
Civil War
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Winn-Dixie: What is the name of Miss Franny's great-grandfather who fought in the Civil War?
Littmus W. Block
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Winn-Dixie: How old was Littmus Block when the war started?
14
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Winn-Dixie: What does Miss Franny describe war as?
Hell
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Winn-Dixie: What does Miss Franny say should be a cuss word?
War
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Winn-Dixie: From where to where did Littmus Block walk at the end of the war?
From Virginia to Georgia
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Winn-Dixie: What had happened to Littmus' house when he was off in the war?
It was burned down by the Yankees
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Winn-Dixie: What is the name of the candy that Miss Franny's great-grandfather manufactured in Florida?
The Littmus Lozenge
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Winn-Dixie: What does Opal decide the Littmus Lozenge tastes like?
Root beer and strawberry and something else
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Winn-Dixie: What does Miss Franny say the secret ingredient of the Littmus Lozenge is?
Sorrow
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Winn-Dixie: When Amanda eats a Littmus Lozenge, who does she say it makes her miss?
Carson
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Winn-Dixie: Who does Opal ask to take extra Littmus Lozenges to?
Gloria, Otis, the preacher, & Sweetie Pie
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Winn-Dixie: When Opal sees the Dewberry brothers playing football in their yard, what does she decide to do instead of sticking out her tongue?
Wave to them
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Winn-Dixie: What are the two surprises Opal has for Gloria Dump?
Littmus lozenge and book
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Winn-Dixie: What does Gloria say the Littmus Lozenge tastes like?
Sweet but also people leaving
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Winn-Dixie: What word does the preacher use to describe the taste of the Littmus Lozenge?
Melancholy
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Winn-Dixie: Who does the preacher say the lozenge makes him think of?
Opal's mother
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Winn-Dixie: Because the candy tastes sad, what does the preacher think it must be from?
A bad batch
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Winn-Dixie: What does the preacher confront Opal about that someone told him she did?
Calling Stevie a bald-headed baby
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Winn-Dixie: What does the preacher tell Opal he thinks Stevie wants?
To be her friend
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Winn-Dixie: Who does the preacher say Carson is?
Amanda's brother who drowned the previous year
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Winn-Dixie: How old was Carson when he died?
5
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Winn-Dixie: What word did Opal say felt like it had music hidden inside it?
Melancholy
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Winn-Dixie: What does Otis wonder when Opal gives him a lozenge to try?
If it's Halloween
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Winn-Dixie: What does Otis say the Littmus Lozenge tastes like to him?
Good, but also like being in jail
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Winn-Dixie: When Opal asks Otis why he was in jail, what two things does she ask him if he is?
A murderer or burglar
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Winn-Dixie: Why does Otis say he was put in jail?
On account of the music
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Winn-Dixie: What did they make Otis promise when he got out of jail?
To never play his guitar on the street again
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Winn-Dixie: How did Otis get his job at the pet shop?
The owner, Gertrude, read about him in the paper and gave him the job
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Winn-Dixie: What did Sweetie Pie say the lozenge tasted like after she spit it out?
Like not having a dog
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Winn-Dixie: What was Gloria's response when Opal told her how Otis ended up in jail?
Laughed so hard she almost lost her false teeth
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Winn-Dixie: Where does Opal get the idea for her party?
From the BBQ in Gone with the Wind
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Winn-Dixie: What is Opal's first idea for food for the party?
Peanut butter sandwiches cut into triangles
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Winn-Dixie: Who does Opal say has to teach her how to make egg-salad sandwiches?
Gloria
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Winn-Dixie: Who does Gloria insist Opal invites to the party?
Dunlap and Stevie
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Winn-Dixie: Who does Miss Franny suggest that Opal might want to invite?
Amanda
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Winn-Dixie: Which of the Dewberry brothers says they'll come to the party?
Dunlap
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Winn-Dixie: What does Sweetie Pie say the party needs or it's not a party?
A theme
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Winn-Dixie: What does Opal promise Otis to get him to come to the party?
She'll do a week of work for free
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Winn-Dixie: What are the ingredients of dump punch?
Orange juice, grapefruit juice, soda
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Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny bring with her to the party?
A bowl of Littmus Lozenges
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Winn-Dixie: What did Sweetie Pie bring to the party?
Pictures of dogs cut out of magazines
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Winn-Dixie: What alerted Opal that Otis had arrived at the party?
She heard Getrude saying "Gertrude is a pretty bird."
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Winn-Dixie: What did Otis bring to the party along with Gertrude and his guitar?
A big jar of pickles
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Winn-Dixie: When Otis tells Gloria he brought pickles, what is her response?
It just ain't a party without pickles
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Winn-Dixie: What job does Gloria give the preacher at the party?
Blessing the party
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Winn-Dixie: What happened right after the preacher finished his prayer?
Thunder and rain
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Winn-Dixie: Who helped Miss Franny to the house in her high heels?
Amanda
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Winn-Dixie: What does Sweetie Pie save from the rain at the party?
Her magazine pages with dog pictures
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Winn-Dixie: What does Gloria make Opal do before she goes off looking for Winn-Dixie in the rain?
Greet her guests (Stevie and Dunlap)
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Winn-Dixie: Who went out in the rain to look for Winn-Dixie with Opal?
The preacher
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Winn-Dixie: What did Opal do in her head while she looked for Winn-Dixie in the rain?
Made a list of 10 things about him
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Winn-Dixie: What does Opal's dad admit about Winn-Dixie when they can't find him in the rain?
"I love that dog."
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Winn-Dixie: What is the important thing that Opal's dad says her mama left behind?
Opal
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Winn-Dixie: Where did Winn-Dixie go to hide during the thunderstorm at the party?
Under Gloria's bed
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Winn-Dixie: Who says that witches don't exist and are just myths?
Amanda
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Winn-Dixie: What alerted the party guests that someone else was in the house while they were singing?
Somone sneezed
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Winn-Dixie: How did the group get Winn-Dixie to come out from under Gloria's bed?
Otis played his guitar for him
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Winn-Dixie: What does the preacher ask Otis when they get back to the party and have found Winn-Dixie?
If he knows any hymns
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Winn-Dixie: Who does Opal talk to under the "mistake tree" at Gloria's house?
Her mama
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Winn-Dixie: Who races Opal back to the house (and loses)?
Dunlap
