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

2. What does Mr. Popper call the new home for the penguins with the freezing plant?

3. What kind of animals does Mr. Swenson own?

4. Who plays the instrument that is brought to the rookery?

5. How does Mr. Popper learn about Mr. Greenbaum coming to town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Marvelous Marcos help the penguins?

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

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

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

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

7. What is Mr. Popper arrested for?

8. What is Mr. Popper's idea to make money?

9. Why do the penguins miss their last performance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What did Mr. Popper do to care for his penguins, and what do these efforts indicate about Mr. Popper's personality?

Essay Topic 3

How did the penguins change Mr. Popper's life, and what were the reactions to these changes?

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