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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. Where does Captain Cook find a stairway?

2. What do penguins in the wild make their nests out of?

3. What does Mr. Popper want to use for the penguin's nest?

4. How does Mr. Popper describe the service man?

5. What do neighbors do to help Captain Cook when he is sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the package from Admiral Drake when it first arrives.

4. What does Mrs. Popper always serve for dinner, and why?

5. How does Mr. Popper respond to the reporters who ask him about Captain Cook?

6. What does Captain Cook do after leaving the barber shop?

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

8. How does Mrs. Callahan respond to seeing Captain Cook for the first time?

9. Who is Admiral Drake?

10. Why does Dr. Smith think Captain Cook is sick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Atwater have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

This book is a lovely blend of realistic facts placed in a very whimsical and unrealistic setting. How was this accomplished? What are the real nuggets of information, and how did they change the tone of the story?

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