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