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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Klein want to do with the penguins?
(a) Write a children's book about them.
(b) Take them to their natural habitat.
(c) Make a movie about them.
(d) Paint a series of pictures of them.

2. How are the penguins taken to jail?
(a) In a bus.
(b) By a chain gang.
(c) In a wagon.
(d) With leashes.

3. How long of a tour does Mr. Greenbaum offer Mr. Popper?
(a) 20 weeks.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

4. What happens in the last act of the penguin act?
(a) Two penguins have a duel.
(b) The penguins do an obstacle course.
(c) The penguins march.
(d) The penguins slide around on their bellies.

5. What instrument is brought to the rookery?
(a) Harp.
(b) Piano.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Violin.

6. How many eggs does the female penguin lay?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

7. Where does Admiral Drake want to take Mr. Popper's penguins?
(a) The South Pole.
(b) Siberia.
(c) The North Pole.
(d) Alaska.

8. What happens in the first act of the penguin act?
(a) The penguins do an obstacle course.
(b) The penguins slide around on their bellies.
(c) The penguins march.
(d) Two penguins have a duel.

9. What is Mr. Popper's job at the end of the book?
(a) Painter.
(b) Breeder.
(c) Manager.
(d) Director.

10. How many penguins fight in the second act?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

12. What is the name of the penguins' show?
(a) Mr. Popper's Penguins.
(b) Popper's Performing Penguins.
(c) The Popper Penguin Parade.
(d) Ther Perfect Penguins of Popper.

13. How much is the bail for each penguin?
(a) $300.
(b) $500.
(c) $100.
(d) $400.

14. Where do the penguins sleep on the train?
(a) The coal room.
(b) The caboose.
(c) The sleeping units.
(d) The baggage car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acts does the penguin act have?

2. Where does Mr. Popper announce his decision about the penguins?

3. Who do the penguins anger in Minneapolis?

4. How does Mr. Popper learn about Mr. Greenbaum coming to town?

5. What causes the penguins to be irritable on the road?

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