Lesson 6: Invasion From Mars

Who is Carl Phillips?

• a farmer

• a TV cameraman

• an alien

• a news reporter

Who is Mr. Wilmuth?

• Mr. Wilmuth is an alien.

• Mr. Wilmuth is a farmer.

• Mr. Wilmuth is a reporter.

• Mr. Wilmuth is a cameraman.

Who is Mr. Pierson?

• Mr. Pierson is a policeman.

• Mr. Pierson is a farmer.

• Mr. Pierson is a professor.

• Mr. Pierson is a reporter

What did Mr. Pierson say that the metal casing definitely was?

• extra yellowy

• extra dangerous

• extraterrestrial

• extraordinary

How did Mr. Phillips describe the alien?

• It has big eyes and red scales.

• It has dull eyes and black tentacles.

• It has luminous eyes and gray skin.

• It has small beady eyes and green skin.

What is the setting of the events of this play?

• inside a metal cylinder

• in a radio station in New Jersey

• in outer space

• on a farm in New Jersey

How do you know Carl Phillips was impatient with Mr. Wilmuth?

• He asks Mr. Wilmuth to sit down.

• He cuts off Mr. Wilmuth's story.

• He refuses to speak to Mr. Wilmuth.

• He asks Mr. Wilmuth to write an article.

Why do the captain and policeman hold a white flag up as they approach the metal object?

• They want to clean the object.

• They want to use the pole as a weapon.

• They believe that aliens have a cold and need handkerchiefs.

• They want to show that they will do no harm.

How does the reader learn the MOST about the characters in the play?

• through the way the characters move

• through how the characters act

• through what the characters say

• through the descriptions of the narrator

Which character speaks most formally?

• Mr. Wilmuth

• the policeman

• Professor Pierson

• the creature in the cylinder