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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 theater is the final performance supposed to be in?
(a) The Regal Theater.
(b) The Randall Theater.
(c) The Royal Theater.
(d) The Rascall Theater.

2. Where does Mr. Popper have his furnace moved to when the freezing plant is installed?
(a) The attic.
(b) The living room.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The garage.

3. Where does Mr. Popper have a freezing plant installed?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The attic.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The garage.

4. What does Captain Cook give Mr. Popper after the female penguin comes?
(a) A checker.
(b) A button.
(c) A thumb tack.
(d) An ice cube.

5. Where does Mr. Popper announce his decision about the penguins?
(a) His hotel room.
(b) His jail cell.
(c) His back yard.
(d) His house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do some people come to resent the penguins?

3. What happens in the third act of the penguin act?

4. What do the penguins do when they meet Mr. Swenson's animals?

5. What do the penguins do to other acts on their tour?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Which plan does Mr. Popper pick for his penguins and why?

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

9. Why do the penguins get on the bus?

10. Why do the penguins miss their last performance?

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