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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. How much does Mr. Popper pay the service man?

2. What does Mr. Popper use as a leash?

3. How does Mr. Popper feel when he is kicked out of the barbershop?

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

5. Why does the policeman not come into Mr. Popper's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Captain Cook like most in the barber shop, and why?

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

3. How does Mr. Popper handle Captain Cook on a walk?

4. What kinds of things does Captain Cook collect for his nest?

5. What makes Mrs. Popper sad when Mr. Popper and Captain Cook come home from their first walk together?

6. What changes does Mr. Popper have made to the ice box?

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

8. Who is Admiral Drake?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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

What did Mr. Popper do to care for his penguins, and what do these efforts indicate about Mr. Popper's personality?

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