Mr. Popper's Penguins Chapter 2

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​"Pictures from the National Geographic Magazine hung on the walls."

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What is unique about the Popper’s living room when compared to the other living rooms in Stillwater?

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“As he put on his spectacles, he was quite pleased at the prospect of a whole winter of reading travel books, with no work to interrupt him.” What does the word “spectacles” mean?

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What does Mrs. Popper think must be “very boring”?

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 “Mrs. Popper said, ‘Well I didn’t, and I don’t think any of us will have any money for movies now’ a little sharply.” What does “sharply” mean?

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 What is happening on September 29th ?

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Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named. Where is the onomatopoeia in this sentence?  “Sh! Commanded Mr. Popper, laying his ear close to the radio.”

• Sh!

• Commanded

• Laying

• radio

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Where is the onomatopoeia in this sentence?  “There was a buzz, and then suddenly, from the south pole, a faint voice floated out into the Popper living room.”

• buzz

• south pole

• faint voice

• living room

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What is surprising about the radio broadcast from Antarctica?

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What is the cliffhanger (what is the suspense at the end) in chapter 2?