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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. Why does Mr. Popper think the barber will like Captain Cook?
(a) They both read about Antarctica.
(b) They have been friends for a while.
(c) He has never gotten mad about anything.
(d) He writes to Admiral Drake as well.

2. What are the kids doing when Captain Cook wanders the house?
(a) They are sleeping.
(b) They are delivering papers.
(c) They are eating.
(d) They are at school.

3. What does Captain Hook like the most about the barber shop?
(a) The spinning sign.
(b) Shaving cream.
(c) The hair gel.
(d) Hair clippings on the floor.

4. What is Mr. Popper's job?
(a) Builder.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Painter.
(d) Writer.

5. Why does Mrs. Popper make the same dinner every night?
(a) She thinks it is brain food.
(b) She only likes one dish.
(c) She doesn't have a lot of money.
(d) She only knows one recipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the penguin do when he sees the service man?

2. Why does Mr. Popper take a season off of work?

3. How does Mrs. Popper feel when she sees what Captain Cook has collected?

4. Where does Captain Cook find a stairway?

5. What does Mr. Popper like most about penguins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Mrs. Popper so unhappy when she sees the first penguin?

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

6. How does Mr. Popper ruin his clothes?

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

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

9. How does the first penguin get his name?

10. What does Mr. Popper like about penguins?

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