Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

After the flash of light and sound, what happens to the people on Maple Street?

• Tommy gets shot

• They go about their day as if nothing happened

• Their power goes out and phones and cars stop working

• It starts to rain

Why won't Steve Brand's car start?

• It has run out of gas

• The engine broke and won't start

• The battery is dead

• Nobody can figure out why the car won't start

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does Pete Van Horn leave Maple Street?

• to catch a space alien

• to see whether Floral Street has power

• to see whether a power line has broken

• He is afraid of his neighbors

What does Les Goodman tell everyone he is guilty of?

• Insomnia

• Tricking his neighbors

• Fixing cars

• Summoning space aliens

What is the setting of "Monsters Due on Maple Street"?

• Maple Street, USA in the future

• Floral Street, USA in the present

• Maple Street, USA in the past

• Chicago, USA in the past

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which of the following best describes the mood at the opening of the play?

• anticipation of something exciting is about to happen

• calm and peaceful

• gloomy and sad

• very tense and anxious

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is Tommy's explanation for what is happening on Maple Street?

• a bad storm has knocked out the power

• a meteor hit Earth

• an alien spaceship has landed

• a car hit a power line

What causes neighbors to suspect Les Goodman is from outer space?

• he just moved into the neighborhood

• he's single

• his car starts on its own

• he won't tell his neighbors where he works

Who does Charlie shoot with the shotgun and why?

• The women for being hysterical

• Tommy for telling lies

• Steve Brand for not supporting him

• Peter Van Horn because he thinks he is an alien

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who does Charlie believe is the alien monster?

• Tommy

• Steve Brand

• Charlie

• Les Goodman

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4