Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Following the narrator's introduction, what events begins the teleplay?

• the ringing of the church
• the sound of car brakes screeching
• a roar of sound and a flash of light
• children arguing with an ice cream man

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

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

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why won't Steve Brand's car start?

• It has run out of gas.
• The battery is dead.
• The engine is broke down.
• Nobody can figure out why.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.9A

Les Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of 

• insomnia.
• summoning space aliens.
• tricking his neighbors.
• none of these

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Where do the characters get the idea that some of them might not be human?

• When Tommy talks about the science fiction stories he has read.
• The idea seems believable because they've just seen something strange in the sky.
• The power has gone off and the cars won't start.
• All the above

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

The emotion of being confused or agitated is

• persistent

• flustered

• incriminate

• conquest

Someone who is causing harm or mischief is a

• menace

• scapegoat

• persistent

• flustered

People with _________________ attitudes have a better chance of finding happiness in life.

• defiant

• persistent

• optimistic

• legitimate