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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) Unpack at once.
(b) Open in darkness.
(c) Handle with care.
(d) Keep in closed quarters.

2. What does the policeman call the penguin?
(a) A giant parrot.
(b) A beast.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A sparrow.

3. What does Mr. Popper do when he is bored the day after the broadcast?
(a) He writes a letter.
(b) He reads.
(c) He takes a walk.
(d) He paints the bathroom.

4. 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 genius.
(c) He is crazy.
(d) He is a chump.

5. Where do the penguins from Admiral Drake's package swim in the house?
(a) The kitchen sink.
(b) The bathtub.
(c) The kiddie pool.
(d) The garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is a sign of Captain Cook being sick?

2. What is Mrs. Callahan holding when she first sees Captain Cook?

3. Why does Mr. Popper not tell the service man about the penguin?

4. What does the barber call Captain Cook?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Popper ruin his clothes?

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

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

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

6. Why does a police man come to Mr. Popper's house?

7. What kinds of things does Captain Cook collect for his nest?

8. How does Mrs. Callahan respond to seeing Captain Cook for the first time?

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

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

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