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

2. What season does Mr. Popper not work?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

3. What does Mr. Popper name his first penguin?
(a) Miss Mook.
(b) Captain Hoom.
(c) Silly Sook.
(d) Lieutenant Look.

4. What is Mrs. Popper doing when Captain Cook wanders around the house?
(a) Cleaning the floor.
(b) Makign breakfast.
(c) Doing the dishes.
(d) Shopping.

5. What does Mr. Popper want installed on the fridge?
(a) A thermometer.
(b) A doorbell.
(c) An extra handle.
(d) An ice box.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Popper think the barber will like Captain Cook?

2. What does the first penguin say when the kids ask what his name is?

3. What does Mr. Popper do when he is bored the day after the broadcast?

4. Which of the following is NOT collected by Captain Cook during his wanders through the house?

5. Why does Mrs. Popper make the same dinner every night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mr. Popper ruin his clothes?

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

8. How does the first penguin get his name?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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