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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 instrument is brought to the rookery?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Popper put something on Captain Cook after the female comes?

5. Which penguin is Mr. Popper most connected to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Monsieur Duval hate the penguins?

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

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

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

6. What makes Mr. Swenson so upset when he sees the penguins?

7. What does Mr. Popper do with his first check from Mr. Greenbaum?

8. Which plan does Mr. Popper pick for his penguins and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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