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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 Mr. Greenbaum do for a living?
(a) He builds backdrops for plays.
(b) He is a radio announcer.
(c) He owns a theater.
(d) He is a reporter.

2. Where do the penguins sleep on the train?
(a) The coal room.
(b) The sleeping units.
(c) The caboose.
(d) The baggage car.

3. Where does Mr. Klein want to take the penguins?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Toronto.
(c) New York.
(d) Alaska.

4. What happens in the last act of the penguin act?
(a) The penguins do an obstacle course.
(b) Two penguins have a duel.
(c) The penguins march.
(d) The penguins slide around on their bellies.

5. What is Mr. Popper's job at the end of the book?
(a) Breeder.
(b) Painter.
(c) Director.
(d) Manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the audience laugh the most during the penguins' first performance?

2. Why do the penguins go to the wrong theater for their last performance?

3. What does Mr. Popper use to keep the eggs warm?

4. How are the penguins taken to jail?

5. What does Mr. Popper spray the floors in his house with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Marvelous Marcos help the penguins?

2. What is Mr. Popper's idea to make money?

3. What does Mr. Greenbaum offer Mr. Popper to do the tour?

4. What does Mr. Popper build for the penguins in the rookery?

5. How does Mr. Popper get out of jail?

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

7. What makes Monsieur Duval hate the penguins?

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

9. Why do the penguins get on the bus?

10. How does Mr. Popper choose the names of the baby penguins?

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