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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 the service man think of Mr. Popper when he hears what he is to do?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) He is a chump.
(c) He is a genius.
(d) He is crazy.

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

3. What season does Mr. Popper not work?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

5. Why does Mr. Popper wear what he does when he walks Captain Cook?
(a) He knows it will be hard work.
(b) He doesn't plan to go far.
(c) He is proud of his penguin,
(d) He doesn't want to be recognized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Popper want to use for the penguin's nest?

2. What does the first penguin say when the kids ask what his name is?

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

4. What room does Mr. Popper offer to redecorate at the beginning of the book?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Popper handle Captain Cook on a walk?

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

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

4. How does Admiral Drake show that he knows of Mr. Popper?

5. What happens when the first penguin has his first meal at the Popper's house?

6. What changes does Mr. Popper have made to the ice box?

7. Why does Mr. Popper end up not fulfilling what the police man asked of him?

8. Who is Admiral Drake?

9. What makes Mrs. Popper sad when Mr. Popper and Captain Cook come home from their first walk together?

10. Where does the penguin sleep the first night at the Popper's, and what does Mr. Popper think of this?

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