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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. Which of these is an instruction on the package from Admiral Drake?

2. What does Mr. Popper think he and Captain Cook look like on their first walk?

3. What do penguins in the wild make their nests out of?

4. How does Mr. Popper know so much about Admiral Drake?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Mrs. Popper sad when Mr. Popper and Captain Cook come home from their first walk together?

3. How does Mr. Popper ruin his clothes?

4. Who is Admiral Drake?

5. How does Mr. Popper respond to the reporters who ask him about Captain Cook?

6. What kinds of things does Captain Cook collect for his nest?

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

8. Why does a police man come to Mr. Popper's house?

9. What does the service man think of what Mr. Popper asks him to do?

10. What happens when Captain Cook comes into the barber shop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Curiosity was a trait that a few characters possessed. Who were these characters, and how did this trait affect their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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