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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Popper's job at the end of the book?
(a) Painter.
(b) Director.
(c) Breeder.
(d) Manager.

2. Which penguin is Mr. Popper most connected to?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Captain Cook.
(d) Greta.

3. What does Mr. Popper do with his first check?
(a) Buys a car.
(b) Pays some bills.
(c) Gets luggage for the penguins.
(d) Creates a new backdrop.

4. How much does Mr. Popper get paid for his short movie shoot with the penguins?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $2,000.

5. How do the penguins get their first chance to perform?
(a) The manager loves the show.
(b) Another act is a no show.
(c) Mr. Popper offers to pay people to see it.
(d) Mr. Greenbaum's daughter loves penguins.

6. How are the penguins taken to jail?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) In a bus.
(c) With leashes.
(d) By a chain gang.

7. What does Mr. Popper call the new home for the penguins with the freezing plant?
(a) The freeze zone.
(b) The nest.
(c) The penguin habitat.
(d) The rookery.

8. How much is the bail for each penguin?
(a) $500.
(b) $100.
(c) $300.
(d) $400.

9. Who gives Mr. Popper the idea of the penguin show?
(a) His children.
(b) His mother.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His wife.

10. What do the policemen do when they see the penguins playing with Mr. Swenson's animals?
(a) They call animal control.
(b) They put their hats on them.
(c) They take pictures.
(d) They call the vets.

11. What happens in the third act of the penguin act?
(a) The penguins slide around on their bellies.
(b) The penguins march.
(c) Two penguins have a duel.
(d) The penguins do an obstacle course.

12. What does Mr. Klein want to do with the penguins?
(a) Take them to their natural habitat.
(b) Paint a series of pictures of them.
(c) Make a movie about them.
(d) Write a children's book about them.

13. Where do the penguins sleep on the train?
(a) The caboose.
(b) The sleeping units.
(c) The baggage car.
(d) The coal room.

14. How does Mr. Popper learn about Mr. Greenbaum coming to town?
(a) He reads about it in the paper.
(b) He sees it on a billboard.
(c) He hears him on the radio.
(d) He learns from a friend.

15. What causes the penguins to be irritable on the road?
(a) The weather gets warmer.
(b) The babies are growing.
(c) They get tired.
(d) They run out of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marcos' occupation?

2. What causes an opera singer to screech instead of sing?

3. What is Duval's occupation?

4. How does Mr. Popper feel while he is in prison?

5. Why does Duval hate the penguins?

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