Vocabulary
This word means clearly.
What is distinctly?
I lost the penguin fight.
Who is Nelson?
I am sent to the Popper family by the curator of the Mammoth City Aquarium.
Who is Greta?
The Popper family decides they will put on a show in order to earn extra money.
What is the climax?
The town in which the Poppers live.
What is Stillwater?
This word means modest.
What is humble?
I won the penguin fight.
Who is Columbus?
I call the penguin naughty.
Who is Janie?
We learn about the Popper family, Mr. Popper's painting business, his desire for adventure, and his knowledge of the North and South Poles.
What is the exposition?
The name of the broadcast that Mr. Popper wants to tune into on September 29th.
What is the Drake Antarctic Expedition?
If the type of figurative language that is used to represent a sound such as shriek of the brakes or the crowd clapped, stamped and roared.
What is onomatopoeia?
I own the Palace Theatre.
Who is Mr. Greenbaum.
I have a strong drive for adventure.
Who is Mr. Popper?
The Popper family eats beans all winter, and Mr. Popper has to pay to care for the penguins.
What is conflict?
There are 12 penguins.
How many penguins are there at the end of chapter 12?
This word means rowdy.
What is riotous?
I am the neighbor of the Popper family.
Who is Mrs. Callahan?
I came to the Popper's house to see what was living there and why.
Who is the policeman?
Mr. Popper and his penguins are arrested. They do not know how they will get out of jail.
What is falling action?
Mrs. Popper wears these when playing the piano.
What are gloves?
This is the reason Captain Cook became ill.
What is loneliness?
I am sent to the Popper family by the Antarctic Explorer.
Who is Captain Cook?
I think Mr. Popper is crazy after telling me what kind of job he hired me for.
Who is the serviceman?
Mr. Popper and the penguins get out of jail. Mr. Popper takes his first expedition.
What is the resolution?
Money and responsibility
What are the two things that are brought up and a problem or conflict throughout the story?