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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does Mr. Popper do for a living?
bookkeeper
house painter
artist
teacher
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why was Mr. Popper so absent-minded?
he always had a lot on his mind
he always had too much to do
he was always dreaming about far-away countries
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where does Mr. Popper dream of going?
Africa
China
Alaska
The Antartic
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who sent Mr. Popper a penguin?
his good friend
Admiral Drake
his sister
his wife
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did Mr. Popper name his penguin?
Elvis
Captain Crunch
Greta
Captain Cook
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did the service man run out of Mr. Popper's house?
because Captain Cook startled him
because he had a fear of penguins
because he become violently ill
because Captain Cook started pecking at him
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where did Captain Cook build his nest?
the bottom shelf of a chest of drawers
in Mr. Popper's bathtub
in the freezer
in a dog house outside of Mr. Popper's home
- 8. Multiple Choice
What did Mr. Popper discover it was impossible to stop his penguin from climbing?
boxes
stairs
trees
furniture
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did Captain Cook become depressed?
He was homesick.
He was asked to leave the Barber Shop.
He scared the service man away.
He was lonely.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who did Mr. Popper call when Captain Cook stopped eating?
Admiral Drake
Mrs. Callahan
the Curator at the Aquarium
the local pet store
- 11. Multiple Choice
How many eggs did Greta lay?
2
10
3
5
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did Captain Cook heal when he was sick?medicineGretasoup and crackersfish and shrimp
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the penguin act?Popper's Performing PenguinsPink-Toed PenguinsSwenson's SealsBlack and White Boogie
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Mrs. Popper wear gloves while playing the piano?she hated playing pianoshe was used to practicing in the coldher hands were sweaty because she was nervousshe did not play the piano
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Mr. Popper and the penguins get arrested?they would not stop taboggoning down the stairsthe penguins ruined the combs in the barber shopthe penguins robbed a jewelry storeMr. Popper took the penguins to the wrong theater
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho got Mr. Popper and the penguins out of jail?Admiral DrakeMrs. PopperDr. SmithJanie and Bill
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow long did Janie and Bill miss school for traveling with Popper's Performing Penguins?2 years10 weeks1 week10 months
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Admiral Drake want to do with the penguins in the end?sell them to the circustake them to the North Poleleave them in Stillwatermake a movie
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Mr. Popper do at the end of the story?sold the penguinswent to Stillwater to paint housestraveled to the North Pole with the penguinsmade movies with the penguins
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWas Mr. Popper's Penguins fiction or non-fiction?fictionnon-fiction
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of Mr. Popper's Penguins?to entertainto informto persuade
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