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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Popper announce his decision about the penguins?
(a) His house.
(b) His back yard.
(c) His hotel room.
(d) His jail cell.

2. How does Mr. Popper get out of prison?
(a) The President frees them.
(b) Someone pays his bail.
(c) The penguins get sick.
(d) Mr. Swenson drops the charges.

3. What does Mr. Popper do with his first check?
(a) Creates a new backdrop.
(b) Gets luggage for the penguins.
(c) Pays some bills.
(d) Buys a car.

4. Who plays the instrument that is brought to the rookery?
(a) Bill.
(b) Mr. Popper.
(c) Mrs. Popper.
(d) Jane.

5. How do the penguins know what to do in each act?
(a) Mr. Popper leads them.
(b) They see pictures.
(c) There is specific music for each act.
(d) Bill signs to them from the side.

6. What does Mr. Klein do for a living?
(a) Paints portraits.
(b) Makes movies.
(c) Travels to world.
(d) Writes books.

7. What does Mr. Popper put on Captain Cook after the female comes?
(a) Glue.
(b) Paint.
(c) Dye.
(d) Chalk.

8. Why does Mr. Popper put something on Captain Cook after the female comes?
(a) So the female will not want to mate.
(b) To celebrate.
(c) So Mrs. Popper can tell them apart.
(d) To make him feel more fancy.

9. Why does Admiral Drake want to take the penguins somewhere?
(a) To start a colony there.
(b) All of these.
(c) To heal the penguins.
(d) To cheer up the scientists.

10. What does Mr. Popper spray the floors in his house with?
(a) Wax coating.
(b) Water.
(c) Disinfectant.
(d) Astroturf.

11. How much is the bail for Mr. Popper?
(a) $500.
(b) $300.
(c) $100.
(d) $400.

12. Where are the penguins kept after angering someone in Minneapolis?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A cage.
(c) A basement.
(d) A bus.

13. Why do some people come to resent the penguins?
(a) They are show stealers.
(b) They belong in the wild.
(c) They make kids want penguin pets.
(d) They have too many babies.

14. Why do passengers on a bus complain about the penguins?
(a) They are noisy.
(b) The windows are open.
(c) The penguins peck around.
(d) They smell bad.

15. What does Mr. Popper want from Mr. Greenbaum?
(a) Some good publicity.
(b) A review on the act.
(c) The use of his theater.
(d) Free back drops for the act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Popper use to keep the eggs warm?

2. What kind of people come to resent the penguins?

3. Where does Mr. Popper have a freezing plant installed?

4. What happens in the third act of the penguin act?

5. Why do the penguins go to the wrong theater for their last performance?

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