Mr Popper's Penguins Assessment

What was Mr. Popper's job?

• fireman

• policeman

• house painter

• zoo keeper

What was the name of the penguin act?

• Popper's Performing Penguins

• Pink-Toed Penguins

• Swenson's Seals

• Black and White Boogie

Why did Mr. Popper and the penguins get arrested?

• they would not stop taboggoning down the stairs

• the penguins ruined the combs in the barber shop

• the penguins robbed a jewelry store

• Mr. Popper took the penguins to the wrong theater

Who got Mr. Popper and the penguins out of jail?

• Admiral Drake

• Mrs. Popper

• Dr. Smith

• Janie and Bill

What was Mr. Popper's biggest regret?

• Painting a kitchen two different colors

• Never having seen the North and South Poles

• Buying a new truck

• Decorating his house

This is a quote from the story, after the penguin eats a gold fish.

""Bad, bad penguin!" reproved Mrs. Popper, glaring down at Captain Cook. Captain Cook squatted guiltily on the carpet and tried to make himself look small. "

Why do you think Captain Cook made himself look small? What does his body language tell us about how he felt after getting yelled at by Mrs. Popper? Answer using a complete sentence.

How did Mr. Popper feel after the long walk with Captain Cook?

• exhausted

• pleased

• concerned

• frustrated

How long did Janie and Bill miss school for traveling with Popper's Performing Penguins?

• 2 years

• 10 weeks

• 1 week

• 10 months

What did Admiral Drake want to do with the penguins in the end?

• sell them to the circus

• take them to the North Pole

• leave them in Stillwater

• make a movie 

How did the Popper family tell the penguins apart?

• the gave them collars

• they made them name tags

• they painted the penguins names on their backs

• they knitted them sweaters