Winn Dixie from Kelsey Flashcards
Winn-Dixie: Who is the author of Because of Winn-Dixie?
Kate DiCamillo
Winn-Dixie: What is the full name of the main character?
India Opal Buloni
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal originally go to the store to buy for her dad?
Mac & cheese, white rice, 2 tomatoes
Winn-Dixie: What part of the grocery store was Winn-Dixie (the dog) in when Opal first saw him?
The produce section
Winn-Dixie: Who was yelling “Who let a dog in here?” repeatedly at the Winn-Dixie?
The store manager
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal say when the manager said to call the pound?
Wait a minute! That’s my dog.
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal think that the dog needed when she was first calling to him at the store?
A name
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal compare him to when she got a good look at him outside the store?
A big piece of old brown carpet that had been left out in the rain
Winn-Dixie: What did Winn-Dixie often do if he smiled too much?
Sneezed
Winn-Dixie: What town did Opal and her dad move to that summer?
Naomi, FL
Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the trailer park where Opal lived?
Friendly Corners Trailer Park
Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the church where Opal’s dad preached?
Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi
Winn-Dixie: How did Opal get her first name?
Her dad had been a missionary to India
Winn-Dixie: Where did Opal’s middle name come from?
Her grandma’s name (dad’s mom)
Winn-Dixie: Who was the manager of Friendly Corners Trailer Park?
Mr. Alfred
Winn-Dixie: What did Mr. Alfred call Opal since he was allowing her to live in an all-adult trailer park?
“An exception”
Winn-Dixie: What was the name of Mrs. Detweller’s yappy dog? (Opal’s neighbor)
Samuel
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal tell her dad she found at the grocery store?
A Less Fortunate
Winn-Dixie: What animal did Opal say her dad reminded her of?
A turtle
Winn-Dixie: Where did Winn-Dixie lay his head when he came in the trailer to meet the Preacher?
On his lap, on top of his papers
Winn-Dixie: What did the Preacher say after asking Winn-Dixie if he was looking for a home?
Well, I guess you’ve found one.
Winn-Dixie: How old was Opal when her mama left?
3
Winn-Dixie: What town did Opal move from, and where was it?
Watley, in north Florida
Winn-Dixie: What happened when Opal tried brushing Winn-Dixie’s teeth?
He got in a sneezing fit
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
Winn-Dixie: What color was Opal’s mama’s hair?
Red
Winn-Dixie: Opal’s dad said that her mama could have stuck what in the ground and grown a car?
A tire
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
Winn-Dixie: What did the Preacher say Opal’s mama burned when he talked about how she couldn’t cook?
Everything, including water
Winn-Dixie: What type of stories did Opal’s mama especially like?
Funny stories, that would make her laugh
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal’s mama know all the names of?
Constellations and planets
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal’s mama hate?
Being a preacher’s wife and feeling judged
Winn-Dixie: Opal’s mama said that having the church ladies judge what she wore felt like being what?
A bug under a microscope
Winn-Dixie: What did the Preacher say Opal’s mama did that made them fight quite a bit?
Drank a lot
Winn-Dixie: What was the 10th think the preacher said about Opal’s mama?
That she loved Opal very much
Winn-Dixie: What did the preacher originally say Opal’s mama left behind when she left?
Nothing (“didn’t leave one thing behind”)
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
Winn-Dixie: When the Bulonis tried to leave Winn-Dixie tied up outside, what did he do?
Started howling and making Samuel howl along
Winn-Dixie: What store had previously been in the building where the church met?
Pick-It-Quick
Winn-Dixie: What was the Pick-It-Quick motto?
Pick Pick Pick Quick Quick Quick
Winn-Dixie: What doesn’t the Open Arms church have that makes it different from other churches?
Pews
Winn-Dixie: When the preacher let Opal bring Winn-Dixie into the church, what did the dog catch?
A mouse
Winn-Dixie: When Winn-Dixie caught the mouse, what dog breed did someone suggest he had in him?
Retriever
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
Winn-Dixie: Who did the preacher suggest the congregation of the church should pray for?
The mouse
Winn-Dixie: Who did Opal describe has always having a pinched-up face?
Amanda Wilkinson
Winn-Dixie: Who were the two brother who went to Opal’s church who looked like twins but weren’t?
Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry
Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the 5-year old girl who attended Opal’s church?
Sweetie Pie Thomas
Winn-Dixie: What did Opal pray for the mouse?
That he landed on a soft patch of grass
Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the library in Naomi?
The Herman W. Block Memorial Library
Winn-Dixie: What is the name of the woman in charge of the library in Naomi?
Miss Franny Block
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
Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny say Florida consisted of back when it was still wild?
Nothing but palmetto trees and mosquitos
Winn-Dixie: What did Miss Franny ask for when her father said she could have anything she wanted for her birthday?
A small library
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?
Winn-Dixie: How big did Miss Franny say the bear was?
About 3 times the size of Winn-Dixie
Winn-Dixie: What book was Miss Franny reading that she ended up throwing at the bear?
War and Peace
Winn-Dixie: What did the bear snatch up before it ran out of the library?
Miss Franny’s book, War and Peace
Winn-Dixie: Who would tease Miss Franny about the bear taking the book?
The men in town
Winn-Dixie: What does Opal tell Miss Franny is a talent of Winn-Dixie’s?
Smiling
Winn-Dixie: Who was the first friend Opal made in Naomi?
Miss Franny
Winn-Dixie: What did Amanda Wilkinson say she wanted at the library when she returned Johnny Tremain?
Something even more difficult to read
Winn-Dixie: Where did Opal go to get a collar for Winn-Dixie?
Gertrude’s Pets
Winn-Dixie: What color collar did Opal pick out for Winn-Dixie?
Red
Winn-Dixie: What did the big sign on the door of the pet shop say?
NO DOGS ALLOWED
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
Winn-Dixie: What was the name of the man working behind the counter at the pet store?
Otis