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The Crowded House Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) biography
B) myth
C) folktale
D) mystery
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) future
B) forever
C) past
D) present
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in Granny's cabin
B) in a carpenter's cottage
C) in the countryside
D) in a crowded school
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
B) Bartholomew came to visit.
C) No one moves out of the goat's way.
D) The cottage only has one room.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They try to get out of each other's way.
B) They complain about each other.
C) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
D) They blame Father for their troubles.
  • 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) 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) 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) The goat provides enough milk.
C) Meg likes the goat.
D) Martin and Willy ignore it.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) stop teasing it
B) bring the chickens inside, too
C) take the goat back outside
D) learn to get along with it
  • 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) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
B) wants the family to know how much room they really have
C) thinks the house has a little more room left
D) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
  • 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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