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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. Why does Mr. Popper say the fridge will no longer be a suitable nest?

3. Who does Mr. Popper fight with in every city on the road?

4. Why does Admiral Drake want to take the penguins somewhere?

5. Why does Mrs. Popper worry so much about money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. What makes Monsieur Duval hate the penguins?

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

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

9. What is Mr. Popper arrested for?

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

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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