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The Crowded House Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) myth
B) folktale
C) biography
D) mystery
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) future
B) past
C) present
D) forever
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a crowded school
B) in the countryside
C) in Granny's cabin
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) Bartholomew came to visit.
C) The cottage only has one room.
D) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They complain about each other.
B) They try to get out of each other's way.
C) They blame Father for their troubles.
D) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) hopeless
B) busy
C) miserable
D) difficult
  • 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) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
D) The goat is cold outside.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a crazy man
B) a wise 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) The goat provides enough milk.
C) The goat attacks after being teased.
D) Martin and Willy ignore it.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) learn to get along with it
B) take the goat back outside
C) bring the chickens inside, too
D) stop teasing it
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They begin to stop complaining.
B) They stay busy collecting eggs.
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) 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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