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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 Mrs. Popper make for dinner every night?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Bread.
(c) Soup.
(d) Beans.

2. What is Mrs. Popper upset about when her husband comes home from the walk?
(a) He went without her.
(b) His clothes are ruined.
(c) He is bleeding.
(d) He doesn't look happy anymore.

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

4. What happens to Mrs. Poppers's pets when the penguins get to the house?
(a) They are scared away.
(b) They are shoved out.
(c) They are eaten.
(d) They are sent to another sleeping bed.

5. Why doesn't Mr. Popper do himself what the service man does?
(a) He doesn't have the time.
(b) His wife won't let him.
(c) He is not sure if it will work.
(d) He doesn't have the tools.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sound comes from the package from Admiral Drake?

3. How does Mr. Popper feel when he sees the reporters?

4. What does Dr. Smith send Mr. Popper to help Captain Cook?

5. What is Mr. Popper's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Popper feel when she sees what Captain Cook has collected for his nest?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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