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The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) biography
B) myth
C) mystery
D) folktale
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) present
B) forever
C) future
D) past
  • 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) Bartholomew came to visit.
B) The cottage only has one room.
C) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
D) No one moves out of the goat's way.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They try to get out of each other's way.
B) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
C) They blame Father for their troubles.
D) They complain about each other.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) miserable
C) difficult
D) hopeless
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Father insists upon it.
B) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
C) The goat is cold outside.
D) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an old man
B) an animal lover
C) a crazy man
D) a wise man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat provides enough milk.
B) The goat attacks after being teased.
C) Meg likes the goat.
D) Martin and Willy ignore it.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) bring the chickens inside, too
B) learn to get along with it
C) take the goat back outside
D) stop teasing it
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They stay busy collecting eggs.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
C) They complain more than ever.
D) They blame the boys for their troubles.
  • 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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