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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has Mr. Popper redecorated his house?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What does Captain Hook like the most about the barber shop?
(a) Hair clippings on the floor.
(b) Shaving cream.
(c) The hair gel.
(d) The spinning sign.

3. Who does Mr. Popper name his first penguin after?
(a) His father.
(b) His mentor.
(c) An explorer.
(d) A fairy tale figure.

4. Which of these is a sign of Captain Cook being sick?
(a) He makes a strange sound.
(b) All of these.
(c) He loses feathers.
(d) He vomits.

5. What do the penguins use to make their nests in Mr. Popper's house?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Ice cubes.
(c) Pebbles.
(d) Coral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the veterinarian have little hope of helping Captain Cook?

2. Why does Mr. Popper not tell the service man about the penguin?

3. What does the barber call Captain Cook?

4. What does Mrs. Popper make for dinner every night?

5. Why is Mr. Popper unable to sleep the night of the broadcast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the police man tell Mr. Popper to do?

2. What does Mrs. Popper think about penguins?

3. What does Captain Cook like most in the barber shop, and why?

4. What does Captain Cook do after leaving the barber shop?

5. How does the first penguin get his name?

6. How does Admiral Drake show that he knows of Mr. Popper?

7. Where does the penguin sleep the first night at the Popper's, and what does Mr. Popper think of this?

8. Why is Mrs. Popper so unhappy when she sees the first penguin?

9. Why is Mr. Popper so excited on the 29th at the beginning of the book?

10. What does Mrs. Popper always serve for dinner, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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