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The Crowded House Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) mystery
B) myth
C) biography
D) folktale
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) forever
B) present
C) future
D) past
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in Granny's cabin
B) in the countryside
C) in a carpenter's cottage
D) in a crowded school
  • 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) No one moves out of the goat's way.
D) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
  • 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) miserable
B) difficult
C) busy
D) hopeless
  • 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) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
C) The goat is cold outside.
D) Father insists upon it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a wise man
B) a crazy man
C) an old man
D) an animal lover
  • 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 provides enough milk.
D) The goat attacks after being teased.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) bring the chickens inside, too
B) stop teasing it
C) learn to get along with it
D) take the goat back outside
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They complain more than ever.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
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 appreciate their farm animals
B) wants the family to know how much room they really have
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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