The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) mystery
B) biography
C) folktale
D) myth
  • 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 crowded school
B) in the countryside
C) in a carpenter's cottage
D) in Granny's cabin
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
B) The cottage only has one room.
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 try to get out of each other's way.
B) They blame Father for their troubles.
C) They complain about each other.
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) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
B) The goat is cold outside.
C) Father insists upon it.
D) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
  • 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) Martin and Willy ignore it.
B) The goat attacks after being teased.
C) Meg likes the goat.
D) The goat provides enough milk.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) bring the chickens inside, too
B) take the goat back outside
C) learn to get along with it
D) stop teasing it
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They stay busy collecting eggs.
B) They complain more than ever.
C) They blame the boys for their troubles.
D) They begin to stop complaining.
  • 12. Bartholomew tells the family to bring their donkey inside because he _______.
A) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
B) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
C) thinks the house has a little more room left
D) wants the family to know how much room they really have
  • 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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