The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Quiz Saver

What does Don reveal about Steve's behavior?

• Spends hours in the basement

• Works on a radio set

• Nobody has seen the radio set

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does Charlie do when the figure approaches?

• Shoots the figure

• He runs away

• Hides behind the group

• Does nothing

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the group notice about Charlie's house?

• The lights are on

• The lights are off

• The windows are broken

• The door is open

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What does Charlie claim about shooting Pete Van Horn?

• He didn't know who he was

• He thought he was a monster

• He was trying to protect his house

• All of the above

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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

What do the residents notice about Charlie's house after shooting Pete Van Horn?

• The lights are on

• The lights are off

• The windows are broken

• The door is open

All of the following events make residents nervous and arouse their suspicions, except -

• a man's lawnmower stops working

• Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages

• a screeching roar is heard in the sky

• Mrs. Brand's stove stops working

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says: "They don't want you to do it". Who is he referring to?

• Aliens from outer space

• The residents of Maple Street

• The wives

• His parents

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are --

• solving their problems

• meeting with the aliens

• turning against each other

• moving to another town

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why did the writer make the events happen on Maple Street, USA?

• The aliens were told to find this street.

• The setting indicates that small towns are full of superstitious people.

• The main characters live on this street.

• The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the theme of the story?

• Fear can make people think irrationally.

• People are their own worst enemies.

• Thoughts, attitudes, and prejudices are as destructive as bombs.

• All of these

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2