Someone in a "reflective" mood is...

accepting something at face value

A "revelation" results in...

a complete lack of information or knowledge

Suspicion falls upon Steve Brand because he has built...

an enormous shed in his backyard

a bookshelf from a strange metallic substance

Why does the group's suspicion suddenly fall upon Charlie?

he shouts something in a strange language

A search "warrant" is...

a legal document permitting a search of private property

a person who investigates traffic accidents

a legal document permitting someone to buy a house

Two "converging" lights in the sky would ...

join together into a single light

GENERAL QUESTIONS FROM THE PLAY Why do you think the writer made the events occur on Maple Street, USA?

The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.

The aliens were told to find this street.

The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.

The main characters live on this street.

All of the following events make the residents nervous and arouse their suspicions EXCEPT...

Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages.

one man's power mower stops working

a screeching roar is heard overhead

Mrs. Brand's stove stops working.

Why do the residents start to believe Tommy's story?

Fear overtakes their good sense.

They had read similar stories in books.

Tommy has always told the truth before.

They think it is wise to consider every possibility.

Which statement best describes a mob scene?

Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.

Everyone works together to reach an agreement.

Individual voices are heard and everyone tries to act together.

No one person is important, and each individual is respected.

The resident's turn against Les Goodman because they...

distrust anyone who is different

don't like people with foreign cars

know the Goodman family owns a ham radio

At first, the residents do not believe Tommy's tale. A complication arises when...

Les Goodman's car suddenly starts

the lights suddenly go on at Steve's house

the neighbors find out that Les Goodman is an alien

the aliens send four creatures to earth to prepare for the landing

Which of the following takes place at the opening of the play?

The narrator describes where and when the teleplay takes place.

A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.

The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.

A mysterious telephone call is made to Mrs. Brand.

Which of these is the best summary of Act I of the play?

A strange event causes neighbors to become suspicious of one another.

The neighbors on Maple Street are unhappy because their power is out.

Les Goodman frightens his neighbors when his car starts by itself.

Pete Van Horn leaves Maple Street to see what is happening elsewhere.

When the electricity, phones, radios, and mowers went dead, why did Pete Van Horn go to Floral Street?

He wanted to see if they had power on that street.

He was checking to see if the meteor had landed there.

He wanted to make sure no one had been hurt there.

He went to check if anyone was home there.

According to Tommy, how did the creatures from outer space prepare things prior to invading?

The sent four people that looked like humans but weren't.

They sent invisible monsters ahead of them.

The tried to start fires after making the power go out.

They set up walls around the town.

How did Les Goodman defend himself when the woman told what she had seen him doing early in the morning?

He said he liked to look up at the stars at night.

He said that he had been hearing strange noises overhead.

He said his house had been broken into.

When Charlie sees all of Maple Street lit by candles, he says, "Why it's like goin' back into the dark ages or somethin'." Considering what happens in the play, what second meaning would this statement have?

The residents have let their fear, rather than their reason, take over.

The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period.

The creatures causing the power failure are from the Dark Ages.

People used candles during the Dark Ages.

Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is a monster.

He thinks Pete caused the power failure.

He believes Pete is making ham radios.

He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.

At the end of the play, it turns out that the real monster is...

the fear and prejudice of human minds

Which of the following takes place at the opening of the play?

The narrator describes where and when the play takes place.

A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.

The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.

A mysterious telephone call is made to Mrs. Brand.

Between which characters does the conflict of the play develop?

all the neighbors on Maple Street

strangers who move to Maple Street

Which of the following do the people of Maple Street do at the end of the play?

The residents violently accuse one another of starting the power failure.

The people all leave their homes and run away forever.

As a group, they surrender to the mysterious strangers.

Once the power is restored, the residents resume their normal lives.

Which statement best summarizes the theme of the play?

When neighbors suspect one another, they can destroy their community.

Good neighbors should not object to being observed by the police.

Neighborhoods should be prepared for an invasion from outer space.

If everyone is suspected of being dangerous, then no one is dangerous.

Who were the most dangerous enemies on the people on Maple Street?

aliens who looked like human beings

What did Don do when he saw the figure approaching in the dark?

He told everyone to quiet down and stay where they were.

He asked Steve to come with him to approach the figure.

He told Tommy to try and talk to the approaching figure.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

QUESTIONS FROM ACT I
Following the narrator's introduction, what event begins the play?

the ringing of church bells

the sound of car brakes screeching

a roar of sound and a flash of light

children arguing with an ice cream man

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the townspeople turn on their radios,

they learn that aliens have attacked

they hear nothing

they learn that a meteor has landed nearby

they hear strange, hypnotic music

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why won't Steve Brand's car start?

It has run out of gas.

The battery is dead.

The engine has broken down.

Nobody can figure out why.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the first person to suggest that aliens have arrived?

Steve Brand

Mrs. Goodman

the narrator

none of these

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When Les Goodman's car starts by itself, the others demand

that he give them a ride

that he give them an explanation

to listen to his car radio

that he drive to the police station and bring back an officer

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does Pete Van Horn leave Maple Street?

to catch a space monster

to see whether Floral Street has power

to see whether a power line has broken

He is afraid of his neighbors.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Les Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of...

insomnia

summoning space aliens

tricking his neighbors

none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Exam - "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"

QUESTIONS FROM ACT IFollowing the narrator's introduction, what event begins the play?

When the townspeople turn on their radios,

Why won't Steve Brand's car start?

Who is the first person to suggest that aliens have arrived?

When Les Goodman's car starts by itself, the others demand

Why does Pete Van Horn leave Maple Street?

Les Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of...

Someone in a "reflective" mood is...

Which of these means the OPPOSITE of the word instill?

A "revelation" results in...

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QUESTIONS FROM ACT I
Following the narrator's introduction, what event begins the play?