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The Crowded House Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) myth
B) mystery
C) folktale
D) biography
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) forever
B) future
C) past
D) present
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in the countryside
B) in a crowded school
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in a carpenter's cottage
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) The cottage only has one room.
B) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
C) No one moves out of the goat's way.
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 are polite and treat each other kindly.
C) They try to get out of each other's way.
D) They complain about each other.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) miserable
B) busy
C) hopeless
D) difficult
  • 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) an old man
B) an animal lover
C) a wise man
D) a crazy man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat provides enough milk.
B) The goat attacks after being teased.
C) Martin and Willy ignore it.
D) Meg likes the goat.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) learn to get along with it
B) stop teasing 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 begin to stop complaining.
B) They complain more than ever.
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) 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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