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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. What does Mr. Popper spray the floors in his house with?
(a) Wax coating.
(b) Disinfectant.
(c) Water.
(d) Astroturf.

2. Why does Mr. Popper put something on Captain Cook after the female comes?
(a) To celebrate.
(b) So the female will not want to mate.
(c) To make him feel more fancy.
(d) So Mrs. Popper can tell them apart.

3. What causes the crash on the way to the train station?
(a) The bus is hit by reporters.
(b) The penguins slide into traffic.
(c) People turn to see the penguins and take their eyes off the road.
(d) The cab drivers are racing.

4. How does Mr. Klein meet Mr. Popper?
(a) Mr. Greenbaum introduces them.
(b) Admiral Drake introduces them.
(c) Mr. Swenson introduces them.
(d) Mrs. Popper went to school with him.

5. What instrument is brought to the rookery?
(a) Harp.
(b) Piano.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mr. Popper have a freezing plant installed?

3. Where are the penguins kept after angering someone in Minneapolis?

4. What does Captain Cook give Mr. Popper after the female penguin comes?

5. What does Mr. Popper want from Mr. Greenbaum?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What product do the penguins promote, and why?

3. What makes Mrs. Popper worry about money after the penguins hatch?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Mr. Popper paint Captain Cook?

9. Why does Mrs. Popper wear her gloves while she plays for the performances?

10. What does Admiral Drake want to do for the penguins?

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