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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. Which of these is an instruction on the package from Admiral Drake?
(a) Open in darkness.
(b) Unpack at once.
(c) Handle with care.
(d) Keep in closed quarters.

2. 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 thinks it is brain food.
(d) She only knows one recipe.

3. Where does Mr. Popper go at the end of the first walk with Captain Cook?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The park.
(c) The barber.
(d) The school.

4. 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.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Popper notice first about his package from Admiral Drake?

2. How does Mr. Popper describe the service man?

3. What makes Mr. Popper want to shave?

4. What does the first penguin do when Mrs. Popper first sees him?

5. Why does the policeman come to Mr. Popper's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the penguin show that the food from the fridge was not enough?

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

5. What happens when Captain Cook comes into the barber shop?

6. How does the first penguin get his name?

7. What does the police man tell Mr. Popper to do?

8. How does Mr. Popper respond to the reporters who ask him about Captain Cook?

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

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

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