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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 Mr. Popper learn about Mr. Greenbaum coming to town?

2. How much does Mr. Popper get paid for his short movie shoot with the penguins?

3. Where are the penguins taking the bus to?

4. How do the penguins know what to do in each act?

5. What is Mrs. Popper's idea to make money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Cook get better from his illness?

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

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

4. What frustrated people when the penguins get on the bus?

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

6. Why do the penguins get on the bus?

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

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

9. What does Mr. Klein do for Mr. Popper at the end of the book?

10. What kind of routine do the baby penguins create in their rookery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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