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

2. What does Mr. Popper put on Captain Cook after the female comes?

3. What did the penguins eat before they got live fish in their habitat?

4. What kind of animals does Mr. Swenson own?

5. Why do passengers on a bus complain about the penguins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Klein do for Mr. Popper at the end of the book?

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

3. Why do the penguins get on the bus?

4. What is Mr. Popper arrested for?

5. How does Mrs. Popper help with Mr. Popper's idea to make money?

6. Why do the penguins miss their last performance?

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

8. What do the policemen do when they are called to help with the penguins?

9. What ideas does Mrs. Popper have to make money?

10. What makes Monsieur Duval hate the penguins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Mrs. Popper show her support for her husband, and what does this indicate about her personality?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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