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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 NOT a question asked by the reporters?
(a) What he named the penguin.
(b) Where he got the penguin.
(c) How much he is selling the penguin for.
(d) Where the penguin lives.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT collected by Captain Cook during his wanders through the house?
(a) Chess pieces.
(b) Coins.
(c) A paperweight.
(d) A lollipop.

4. Why doesn't the service man want to do what Mr. Popper asks of him?
(a) It is against the rules.
(b) It is not something he has ever done before.
(c) He knows it will ruin the fridge.
(d) He hates penguins.

5. How does Mr. Popper get Captain Cook out of the barber shop?
(a) He whistles for him.
(b) He lures him out with the shaving cream.
(c) He carries him.
(d) He pulls him on a leash.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Popper like to watch movies about?

3. What do penguins in the wild make their nests out of?

4. How many children does Mr. Popper have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Popper think about penguins?

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

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

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

6. How does the first penguin get his name?

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

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

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

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

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