The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) folktale
B) biography
C) myth
D) mystery
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) forever
B) past
C) future
D) present
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a carpenter's cottage
B) in Granny's cabin
C) in a crowded school
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) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
D) Bartholomew came to visit.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
B) They blame Father for their troubles.
C) They try to get out of each other's way.
D) They complain about each other.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) miserable
C) hopeless
D) difficult
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) The goat is cold outside.
B) Father insists upon it.
C) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
D) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a wise man
B) a crazy man
C) an animal lover
D) an old man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) Meg likes the goat.
B) Martin and Willy ignore it.
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) take the goat back outside
B) bring the chickens inside, too
C) stop teasing it
D) learn to get along with it
  • 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 stay busy collecting eggs.
D) They blame the boys for their troubles.
  • 12. Bartholomew tells the family to bring their donkey inside because he _______.
A) wants the family to know how much room they really have
B) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
C) thinks the house has a little more room left
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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