Monsters are Due on Maple Street Test

Why does conflict develop among neighbors on Maple Street?

• Tommy makes everyone angry

• Steve attacks them with a gun.  

• Charlie wants to leave town

• They do not trust one another 

Which of the following describes the mood on Maple Street at the end of the teleplay?

• a tense nightmare

• a calm return to normal

• a humorous sense of relief

• an excited celebration

Which of the following takes place at the opening of the teleplay?

• A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman

• The narrator describes where and when the teleplay place

• The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start

• A mysterious telephone call is made to Myra Brand

Tommy believes the power outage was caused by

• a total eclipse of the sun

• his neighbor, Don Martin

• a strong electrical storm

• aliens from outer space

Between which characters does the conflict of the teleplay develop?

• Tommy and his friends

• all the neighbors on Maple Street

• strangers who move to Maple Street

• Steve Brand and the narrator

Which of the following do the people of Maple Street do at the end of the teleplay?

• the residents become violent and begin to accuse one another

• the people all leave their homes and run away forever

• as a group, they surrender to the mysterious strangers

• once the power is restored, the residents resume their normal lives

What do Figure One and Figure Two reveal in Scene 2?

• the people of Maple Street are actually the monsters

• they were responsible for causing the blackout

• Tommy was communicating with them all along

• their plan to land on Maple Street went wrong

What makes the people think the events are more than unusual?

• the wifi stops working

• the power in the houses is off

• cars and portable devices stop working

• the air smells weird

How does the crowd's mood change as the plot begins to unravel?

• It reverts from worried to calm.

• It grows from concerned to full of rage.

• It starts off as worried, but changes to fear and suspicion.

• It changes from upset to sadness.

Why does the crowd begin to get suspicious of Les Goodman?

• His car is the only one that works.

• His appearance is that of a criminal.

• He has equipment that would cause the power outage.

• He is an ex-military spy.