The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) myth
B) folktale
C) mystery
D) biography
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) past
B) future
C) forever
D) present
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in the countryside
B) in Granny's cabin
C) in a crowded school
D) in a carpenter's cottage
  • 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 try to get out of each other's way.
B) They complain about each other.
C) They blame Father for their troubles.
D) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) difficult
C) hopeless
D) miserable
  • 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) Father insists upon it.
C) The goat is cold outside.
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) Meg likes the goat.
B) The goat attacks after being teased.
C) Martin and Willy ignore it.
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) stop teasing it
C) bring the chickens inside, too
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) wants the family to know how much room they really have
B) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
C) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
D) thinks the house has a little more room left
  • 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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