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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the policeman tell Mr. Popper to get?

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

3. What room does Mr. Popper offer to redecorate at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Mr. Popper name his first penguin?

5. How many children does Mr. Popper have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Admiral Drake show that he knows of Mr. Popper?

6. What does the police man tell Mr. Popper to do?

7. How does the first penguin get his name?

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Popper feel when she sees what Captain Cook has collected for his nest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Popper had some very strange quirks. What were some of these oddities, where did they come from, and how did their inclusion in the book alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How did the penguins change Mr. Popper's life, and what were the reactions to these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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