The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

What is the mood at the opening of the play?

• joyful

• exhausted

• suspicious

• peaceful

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

At the opening of the play the residents of Maple Street seem -

• Friendly with each other

• Like a violent mob

• Suspicious of one another

• Like aliens of outer space

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is Tommy's explanation for what is happening?

• there was no flash

• aliens have landed

• it was thunder

• it was a weather balloon

When Tommy tells Steve Brand not to go downtown he says "They don't want you to." Who is they?

• aliens from outerspace

• the housewives

• the residents of Maple Street

• Tommy's parents

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What assumption do the neighbors make about Les Goodman when his car starts automatically?

• That he might be an imposter

• That he might be an alien

• That he might be a murderer

• That he might be a magician

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

• They had read similar stories in books

• Tommy has always told the truth before

• Fear overtakes their good sense

• They think it wise to consider every possibility

What is a scapegoat ?

• a billy goat

• someone who escapes

• a person to blame

• someone who is silly

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

• He thinks Pete caused the power failure

• He believes Pete is making ham radios

• He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky

• He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it's a monster

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• Tommy's mind

• Charlie's behavior

• the fear and prejudice of human minds

• Steve's mind

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why did the writer most likely make the events occur on Maple Street, USA?

• The aliens were told to find this street

• Small towns are full of superstitious people

• The main characters live on this street

• It suggests that these events could happen ANYwhere

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3