The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

What is the significance of Maple Street?

• It's a type of tree

• This is where everyone lives

• Large towns have lots of crime

• Most towns have a Maple Street. It's a common place.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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What is the one normal thing that happens at the beginning of the story?

• The ice cream man sells ice cream

• Steve has a HAM radio

• The power goes out

• There is a loud noise

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What is a message the reader is supposed to get out of the story?

• People's thoughts and prejudices can be destructive

• Fear makes people forget how to think

• You shouldn't trust your neighbors

• People can easily become enemies with each other

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CCSS.RL.5.2

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Why do the adults think Tommy's story is true?

• They are overcome with fear

• They are being nice

• He is a kid and they feel bad for him

• Tommy never lies

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Who doesn't want Mr. Brand to go downtown?

• His son

• His neighbors

• His boss

• Aliens

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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What is the importance of Charlie realizing that everyone goes crazy after they lose power?

• This shows that Charlie is really a detective

• The aliens believe the same thing

• It shows that Charlie is really the alien

• It foreshadows what will happen later on

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What is a mob?

• People who live on the same street

• People working together

• A single person

• A group of angry people thinking irrationally

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Why does everyone accuse Goodman of causing the events in the story?

• He owns a special radio

• He is not the same as everyone else

• He is married

• They don't like his car

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is true about Goodman?

• He sometimes stargazes

• He doesn't know how to drive

• He is the alien

• He lives alone

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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What is an allegory?

• A story that has a hidden political meaning

• The message the reader is supposed to learn

• The fact that it takes place on Maple Street

• The story has aliens

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