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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 is Mrs. Popper upset about when her husband comes home from the walk?

2. How does Mr. Popper describe the first penguin from Admiral Drake?

3. What is Mr. Popper often covered in when he comes home from work?

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

5. Why is Mr. Popper unable to sleep the night of the broadcast?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the penguin show that the food from the fridge was not enough?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the first penguin get his name?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Admiral Drake was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What happens at City Hall, and what message do you think the author was trying to send through this event?

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