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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room does Mr. Popper offer to redecorate at the beginning of the book?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The office.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

2. What does Mr. Popper like most about penguins?
(a) They are blakc and white.
(b) They swim.
(c) They walk upright.
(d) They live in the South pole.

3. What does the Vet prescribe for Captain Cook when he is sick?
(a) Time in the aquarium.
(b) A new diet.
(c) Some pills.
(d) A trip south.

4. What makes Mr. Popper want to shave?
(a) He will be on the news.
(b) He wants to make his wife happy.
(c) He feels like a new man.
(d) He is proud of the penguin.

5. What does Captain Hook like the most about the barber shop?
(a) Shaving cream.
(b) The hair gel.
(c) The spinning sign.
(d) Hair clippings on the floor.

6. What do the penguins do when Mr. Popper feeds them?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Dances.
(c) Honks.
(d) Purrs.

7. What does Mr. Popper do when he has a season of work off?
(a) Studies.
(b) Travels.
(c) Tutors his son.
(d) Sits around.

8. Why does Mrs. Popper make the same dinner every night?
(a) She doesn't have a lot of money.
(b) She only likes one dish.
(c) She only knows one recipe.
(d) She thinks it is brain food.

9. What does Mr. Popper ask a service man to do for him?
(a) Build a cage.
(b) Install an air conditioner.
(c) Raise the coolness meter.
(d) Drill holes in the fridge.

10. What does Mr. Popper use as a leash?
(a) A clothesline.
(b) A pull cord.
(c) A ripped up sheet.
(d) A jumprope.

11. Which of these is NOT a sign of Captain Cook being sick?
(a) He loses feathers.
(b) He stops eating.
(c) He gains weight.
(d) He is very tired.

12. What happens to Mrs. Poppers's pets when the penguins get to the house?
(a) They are eaten.
(b) They are sent to another sleeping bed.
(c) They are scared away.
(d) They are shoved out.

13. What does the policeman tell Mr. Popper to get?
(a) An owner's license.
(b) A bird house.
(c) A warning sign.
(d) A permit.

14. What is Admiral Drake famous for?
(a) His military victories.
(b) His expeditions.
(c) His inventions.
(d) His speeches.

15. What is Mrs. Popper upset about when her husband comes home from the walk?
(a) He went without her.
(b) He is bleeding.
(c) His clothes are ruined.
(d) He doesn't look happy anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Popper feel when she sees what Captain Cook has collected?

2. What are the kids doing when Captain Cook wanders the house?

3. How does Mr. Popper know so much about Admiral Drake?

4. What does Mr. Popper name his first penguin?

5. What do penguins in the wild make their nests out of?

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