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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. How do the penguins get to the train station?

2. Why does Admiral Drake want to take the penguins somewhere?

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

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

5. What do the non-fighting penguins do during the second act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Greenbaum offer Mr. Popper to do the tour?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Mr. Klein want to do for the penguins?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Generosity was a key theme in this book. Where did this theme appear and which characters were the most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Atwater have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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