Thursday, May 2, 2013

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo


Chapters 1 - 3
How does Opal meet Winn-Dixie?  What is the story behind how he got his name?
Vocabulary:
trot (10)
missionary (13)
exception (15)
nudge (25)

Chapters 4 - 7
What are some of the talents that Winn-Dixie has?  Why do you think people come to like him?
Vocabulary:
constellation (28)
congregation (33)
peculiar (47)
recall (49)

Chapters 8 - 10
Why do you think the Dunlap brothers call Gloria a witch?  What do she and Opal do together?
Vocabulary:
holler (61)
rely (66)

Chapters 11 - 14
What does Gloria mean when she says, "you can't always judge a person by what they done.  You got to judge them by what they are doing now."?
Vocabulary:
terrorized (76)
"snake charmer" (81)
"cooped up" (89)
ignorant (91)

Chapters 15 - 18
What is special about the Littmas Lozenge?  What things so characters have to be sad about?
Vocabulary:
phrase (102)
dramatci (103)
notion (105)
vermin (106)

Chapters 19 - 21
What inspires the idea of the party?  What do those invited have in common with eachother?
Vocabulary:
theme (141)
convince (143)

Chapters 22 - 26
How has Winn-Dixie changed characters throughtout the novel?  Think of Opal, her father, Gloria, and others.
Vocabulary:
predict (154)
platter (155)

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