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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. How are the penguins taken to jail?
(a) In a bus.
(b) By a chain gang.
(c) In a wagon.
(d) With leashes.

2. What does Mr. Popper put on Captain Cook after the female comes?
(a) Dye.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Glue.
(d) Paint.

3. What instrument is brought to the rookery?
(a) Harp.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Guitar.

4. What kind of animals does Mr. Swenson own?
(a) Walruses.
(b) Sea Lions.
(c) Seals.
(d) Otters.

5. What kind of people come to resent the penguins?
(a) Environmentalists.
(b) Parents.
(c) Actors.
(d) Veterinarians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which penguin is Mr. Popper most connected to?

2. What causes the crash on the way to the train station?

3. How much is the bail for Mr. Popper?

4. How much money a week does Mr. Greenbaum offer Mr. Popper for his show?

5. How do the penguins know what to do in each act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the penguins do to the opera singer in Minneapolis?

2. Why does Mr. Popper paint Captain Cook?

3. Why do the penguins miss their last performance?

4. What makes Mr. Swenson so upset when he sees the penguins?

5. What position is Mr. Popper given at the end of the book?

6. Which plan does Mr. Popper pick for his penguins and why?

7. How do the Marvelous Marcos help the penguins?

8. What does Admiral Drake want to do for the penguins?

9. What makes Mrs. Popper worry about money after the penguins hatch?

10. What product do the penguins promote, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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