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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 the name of the female penguin?
(a) Gina.
(b) Great.
(c) Giselle.
(d) Granny.

2. Why does Mrs. Popper worry so much about money?
(a) She quit her job.
(b) She is behind on home payments.
(c) She grew up poor.
(d) She is the one who manages it.

3. How does Mr. Klein meet Mr. Popper?
(a) Admiral Drake introduces them.
(b) Mr. Swenson introduces them.
(c) Mr. Greenbaum introduces them.
(d) Mrs. Popper went to school with him.

4. Where do the penguins wander to in Minneapolis after being locked up?
(a) The stage.
(b) The audience.
(c) The orchestra pit.
(d) The concession stand.

5. How does Mr. Popper decide what to put in the penguin show?
(a) He reads some books about penguins.
(b) He visits the zoo.
(c) He uses what the penguins can do.
(d) He watches a movie about a circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Popper use to name the baby penguins?

2. What does Mr. Popper call the new home for the penguins with the freezing plant?

3. What problem does Mrs. Popper see with having two penguins?

4. How do the penguins get to the train station?

5. Why do passengers on a bus complain about the penguins?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the penguins get on the bus?

3. What does Mr. Klein want to do for the penguins?

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

5. What kind of routine do the baby penguins create in their rookery?

6. What causes the accident on the way to the train station?

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

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

9. What do the policemen do when they are called to help with the penguins?

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

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