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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 Mr. Greenbaum do for a living?

2. What is the name of the penguins' show?

3. What do the penguins climb in the last act?

4. What do the policemen do when they see the penguins playing with Mr. Swenson's animals?

5. Where is the final tour performance supposed to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Popper paint Captain Cook?

3. How do the Marvelous Marcos help the penguins?

4. Why do the penguins get on the bus?

5. What position is Mr. Popper given at the end of the book?

6. Why does Mrs. Popper wear her gloves while she plays for the performances?

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

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

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

10. What does Mr. Klein want to do for the penguins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Mrs. Popper show her support for her husband, and what does this indicate about her personality?

Essay Topic 3

Generosity was a key theme in this book. Where did this theme appear and which characters were the most affected by it?

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