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Mr. Popper's Penguins Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Mr. Popper do for a living?

a)

bookkeeper

b)

house painter

c)

artist

d)

teacher

2.

Why was Mr. Popper so absent-minded?

a)

he always had a lot on his mind

b)

he always had too much to do

c)

he was always dreaming about far-away countries

3.

Where does Mr. Popper dream of going?

a)

Africa

b)

China

c)

Alaska

d)

The Antartic

4.

Who sent Mr. Popper a penguin?

a)

his good friend

b)

Admiral Drake

c)

his sister

d)

his wife

5.

What did Mr. Popper name his penguin?

a)

Elvis

b)

Captain Crunch

c)

Greta

d)

Captain Cook

6.

Why did the service man run out of Mr. Popper's house?

a)

because Captain Cook startled him

b)

because he had a fear of penguins

c)

because he become violently ill

d)

because Captain Cook started pecking at him

7.

Where did Captain Cook build his nest?

a)

the bottom shelf of a chest of drawers

b)

in Mr. Popper's bathtub

c)

in the freezer

d)

in a dog house outside of Mr. Popper's home

8.

What did Mr. Popper discover it was impossible to stop his penguin from climbing?

a)

boxes

b)

stairs

c)

trees

d)

furniture

9.

Why did Captain Cook become depressed?

a)

He was homesick.

b)

He was asked to leave the Barber Shop.

c)

He scared the service man away.

d)

He was lonely.

10.

Who did Mr. Popper call when Captain Cook stopped eating?

a)

Admiral Drake

b)

Mrs. Callahan

c)

the Curator at the Aquarium

d)

the local pet store

11.

How many eggs did Greta lay?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

3

d)

5

12.
How did Captain Cook heal when he was sick?
a)
medicine
b)
Greta
c)
soup and crackers
d)
fish and shrimp
13.
What was the name of the penguin act?
a)
Popper's Performing Penguins
b)
Pink-Toed Penguins
c)
Swenson's Seals
d)
Black and White Boogie
14.
Why did Mrs. Popper wear gloves while playing the piano?
a)
she hated playing piano
b)
she was used to practicing in the cold
c)
her hands were sweaty because she was nervous
d)
she did not play the piano
15.
Why did Mr. Popper and the penguins get arrested?
a)
they would not stop taboggoning down the stairs
b)
the penguins ruined the combs in the barber shop
c)
the penguins robbed a jewelry store
d)
Mr. Popper took the penguins to the wrong theater
16.
Who got Mr. Popper and the penguins out of jail?
a)
Admiral Drake
b)
Mrs. Popper
c)
Dr. Smith
d)
Janie and Bill
17.
How long did Janie and Bill miss school for traveling with Popper's Performing Penguins?
a)
2 years
b)
10 weeks
c)
1 week
d)
10 months
18.
What did Admiral Drake want to do with the penguins in the end?
a)
sell them to the circus
b)
take them to the North Pole
c)
leave them in Stillwater
d)
make a movie 
19.
What did Mr. Popper do at the end of the story?
a)
sold the penguins
b)
went to Stillwater to paint houses
c)
traveled to the North Pole with the penguins
d)
made movies with the penguins
20.
Was Mr. Popper's Penguins fiction or non-fiction?
a)
fiction
b)
non-fiction
21.
What was the purpose of Mr. Popper's Penguins?
a)
to entertain
b)
to inform
c)
to persuade