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About This Passage
This sentence shows how Opal talks to Winn-Dixie like a real friend — telling him a hard truth quietly, without making a big scene. Notice the word 'even' in the middle of the sentence: 'I don't even have any friends.' The word 'even' is doing something important — it tells us that Opal feels like everybody else in the world has friends and she is the only one who does not. Writers use little words like 'even' to let big feelings slip in without sounding sad. Copying this sentence helps children practice writing a hard truth without crying about it.
I don't even have any friends because I had to leave them all behind when we moved here from Watley.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter. Why do you think Opal wanted exactly 10 things — not 5, not 100, but 10?
Discussion Questions
- Opal bathes Winn-Dixie and brushes him. While she is doing this, she tells him a lot about her life. Why did the author have her talk to Winn-Dixie while she was cleaning him up and not at a different time? What in the chapter makes you think so?
- Opal is almost scared to ask the preacher about her mama. Was she right to ask anyway, or would it have been kinder to stay quiet and not make him sad? What in the story makes you think so?
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