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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Popper need the help of a service man?
(a) So Mrs. Popper will be happy.
(b) So the penguin can live in the fridge.
(c) To make the penguin feel at home.
(d) To make the bathroom habitable.

3. How does Mr. Popper describe the first penguin from Admiral Drake?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Curious.
(c) Peppy.
(d) Impertinent.

4. How many times has Mr. Popper redecorated his house?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many reporters does Mr. Popper see on his first walk with Captain Cook?

2. What does Mr. Popper wear when he walks Captain Cook?

3. What is Mrs. Popper doing when Captain Cook wanders around the house?

4. Which of these is NOT a question asked by the reporters?

5. What does the policeman call the penguin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Captain Cook like most in the barber shop, and why?

2. How does Mr. Popper show his new-found confidence?

3. Describe the package from Admiral Drake when it first arrives.

4. Why is Mr. Popper so excited on the 29th at the beginning of the book?

5. Why does Dr. Smith think Captain Cook is sick?

6. How does the first penguin get his name?

7. What does the service man think of what Mr. Popper asks him to do?

8. Who is Admiral Drake?

9. What does Mrs. Popper always serve for dinner, and why?

10. What obstacles does Mr. Popper face while trying to do what the police man asked him to do?

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