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