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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 does Mrs. Popper feel when she sees what Captain Cook has collected?

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

3. Why does Mr. Popper not tell the service man about the penguin?

4. Where does Mr. Popper go at the end of the first walk with Captain Cook?

5. What is the name of the Stillwater newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Admiral Drake?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What made Mr. Popper such a dynamic character? Why do you think he was the chosen main character for this storyline?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How did Mr. Popper's relationship with his wife change over the course of the plot? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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