"The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" by Rod Serling

The mood at the opening of the play is

• joyful

• peaceful

• exhausted

• suspicious

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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

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When the townspeople turn on their radios,

• they hear nothing

• they learn that aliens have attacked

• they learn that a meteor has landed nearby

• they hear strange, hypnotic music

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Why do you think the writer made the events occur on Maple Street, U.S.A.? 

• 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. 
• The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere. 

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All of the following events make the residents nervous and caused their suspicions except — 

• one man’s power mower stops working 
• Tommy’s computer starts displaying strange messages 
• a screeching roar is heard overhead 
• Mrs. Brand’s stove stops working 

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What is The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?

• a screenplay

• a teleplay

Who wrote The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?

• Toni Cade Bamabara

• Rod Serling

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Why won't Steve Brand's car start?

• It has run out of gas.

• The engine has broken down.

• The battery is dead.

• Nobody can figure out why.

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

• Steve Brand

• the narrator

• Mrs. Goodman

• none of these

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

• that he give them a ride

• to listen to his car radio

• that he give them an explanation

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

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