The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) mystery
B) myth
C) folktale
D) biography
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) present
B) future
C) past
D) forever
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a carpenter's cottage
B) in the countryside
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in a crowded school
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) No one moves out of the goat's way.
B) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
C) The cottage only has one room.
D) Bartholomew came to visit.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They blame Father for their troubles.
B) They complain about each other.
C) They try to get out of each other's way.
D) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) difficult
C) miserable
D) hopeless
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Father insists upon it.
B) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
C) The goat is cold outside.
D) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a crazy man
B) an animal lover
C) an old man
D) a wise man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat attacks after being teased.
B) Meg likes the goat.
C) Martin and Willy ignore it.
D) The goat provides enough milk.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) take the goat back outside
B) stop teasing it
C) learn to get along with it
D) bring the chickens inside, too
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They complain more than ever.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
C) They blame the boys for their troubles.
D) They stay busy collecting eggs.
  • 12. Bartholomew tells the family to bring their donkey inside because he _______.
A) wants the family to know how much room they really have
B) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
C) thinks the house has a little more room left
D) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
  • 13. Why does the family follow Bartholomew's advice even after it made things worse?
  • 14. What is the lesson or moral of the selection?
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