The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Who is NOT a character in this story?

• Steve

• Charley

• James

• Tommy

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The information inside the brackets [ ] are the set instructions. What information do they give?

• They tell what the camera will focus on

• They explain where the actors go and how they do things

• They tell what the characters say to each other

• They explain things happening around them, like loud noises or flashing lights

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The Narrator...

• is the main character.

• introduces and concludes the story.

• is the real monster.

• is heard, but never seen in the show.

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Maple Street can be described as...

• a tree lined neighborhood.

• a neighborhood in a large city.

• a neighborhood in a small town.

• a normal American street.

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What is the setting of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."

• Summer time

• Winter time

What makes everyone stop and look up at 6:43 p.m?

• A loud screeching noise

• A flashing light overhead

• The ice cream melting

• a car horn

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When the noise and the flashing light passed, what did Steve suspect that it was?

• a UFO

• a monster

• a meteor

• a helicopter

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What stopped working in the neighborhood?

• the electricity

• the phones

• the lawnmowers

• the radios

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Why did Pete Van Horn leave?

• He was guilty of turning everything off.

• He wanted to check to see if other neighborhoods were experiencing the same problem.

• He wrote the comic book that Tommy read.

• He didn't want to be in a neighborhood with a bunch of monsters.

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Why did they accuse Les Goodman?

• His car stopped and started when all other power was off.

• He didn't come out when the thing flew overhead.

• He looks like an alien.

• He stares at the stars as though he's, "waiting for something."

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