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The Crowded House Comprehension - Quiz
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) folktale
B) mystery
C) biography
D) myth
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) past
B) present
C) forever
D) future
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a carpenter's cottage
B) in a crowded school
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in the countryside
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) No one moves out of the goat's way.
B) The cottage only has one room.
C) Bartholomew came to visit.
D) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
  • 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) difficult
B) hopeless
C) busy
D) miserable
  • 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 old man
C) a wise man
D) an animal lover
  • 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) take the goat back outside
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 blame the boys for their troubles.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
C) They complain more than ever.
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 know how much room they really have
C) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
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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