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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 is the final tour performance supposed to be?

2. Where is Mr. Greenbaum when Mr. Popper is arrested?

3. What does Mr. Popper put on Captain Cook after the female comes?

4. How many penguins fight in the second act?

5. How does Mr. Klein meet Mr. Popper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Popper help with Mr. Popper's idea to make money?

2. What does Admiral Drake want to do for the penguins?

3. What ideas does Mrs. Popper have to make money?

4. What causes the accident on the way to the train station?

5. What does Mr. Greenbaum offer Mr. Popper to do the tour?

6. What do the penguins do to the opera singer in Minneapolis?

7. What does Mr. Popper build for the penguins in the rookery?

8. How does Mr. Popper choose the names of the baby penguins?

9. What is the first idea Mr. Popper has to create a penguin habitat?

10. What do the policemen do when they are called to help with the penguins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Curiosity was a trait that a few characters possessed. Who were these characters, and how did this trait affect their lives?

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