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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 Captain Cook slide down on his walk?

2. Why doesn't Mr. Popper do himself what the service man does?

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

4. Why does Mr. Popper take a season off of work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Popper like about penguins?

3. What happens when the first penguin has his first meal at the Popper's house?

4. Who is Admiral Drake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which character did you relate to the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the best examples of comic relief from this book, and how did they affect the tone of the book?

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