The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part A: In paragraphs 14–36, Miss Franny tells about when she was a young girl. How do these paragraphs help the reader understand the rest of the passage?
They show why Miss Franny’s father was a wealthy person.
They show why Miss Franny allowed Winn-Dixie to go into the library.
They show why Miss Franny is afraid of Winn-Dixie at first.
They show why Miss Franny likes the narrator more than she likes Amanda.
Part B: Which sentence provides the best evidence for the answer to Part A?
“But the thing was, the first time Miss Franny Block saw Winn-Dixie standing up on his hind legs like that, looking in the window, she didn’t think he was a dog.”
“She nodded and then leaned back and said, ‘And I was a little girl who loved to read.’”
“My father built me this house, the very one we are sitting in now.”
‘Are dogs allowed in the library?’ she asked Miss Franny as they walked away.”
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part A: In paragraph 36, what is the meaning of the word recalls?
remembers
believes in
misses
is afraid of
Part B: Which sentence from the text best helps the reader determine the meaning of recalls?
“...and I threw it right at that bear and screamed, ‘Be gone!’”
“No, I never saw him again.”
“Well, the men in town used to tease me about it.”
“I imagine I’m the only one left from those days.”
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part A: Which statement best describes the narrator’s feelings after Miss Franny ends the story about the bear?
The narrator decides that she loves dogs.
The narrator remembers how lonely she is.
The narrator is glad that she can trust adults.
The narrator thinks about how much she dislikes rules.
Part B: Which sentence from the story best shows this feeling?
“But I showed him how he could stand up on his hind legs and look in the window and see me in there, selecting my books; and he was okay, as long as he could see me.”
“And before she could say yes or no, I went outside and got Winn-Dixie, and he came in and lay down with a ‘huummmppff’ and a sigh, right at Miss Franny’s feet.”
“‘Then what happened?’ I asked her.”
“It was the same way I felt sometimes, being friendless in a new town and not having a mama to comfort me.”
What are two details from the passage that show that Miss Franny is becoming friends with Winn-Dixie?
“he was okay, as long as he could see me.”
“She thought he was a bear.”
“he came in and lay down with a ‘huummmppff.’”
“‘He’ll be good,’” I told her.”
“That dog is smiling at me.”
“‘Certain ones,’ said Miss Franny.”
