The Monsters are Due on Maple Street - Skills Test MC

Which of these is most influential in establishing the mood in the opening scene of the play?

• The narrators voice

• The stage directions

• the character's dialogue

• none of these

Pete Van Horn says, "I'll cut through the backyard...See if the power is still on on Floral Street. I'll be right back!" Which adjective best describes his tone?

• sensible

• confused

• panicked

• questioning

Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict (man vs. self) in the story?

• Tommy upsets the crowd by suggesting that aliens have infiltrated the neighborhood

• Charlie feels guilty for shooting and killing Pete

• both of these

• neither of these

How do the residents of Maple Street first react to the various failures after the mysterious

event?

• They immediately begin to point fingers.

• They get together and assign one person the task of leaving the neighborhood for

  information.

• They decide to call the police.

• They become confused and try to figure out what’s going on.

Which piece of evidence best supports your answer to the previous question?

• “Steve, the power’s off. I had the soup on the stove and the stove just stopped

  working.”

• “That don’t seem likely. Sky’s just as blue as anything. Not a cloud. No lightning. No

  thunder. No nothing. How could it be a storm?”

• “Well, why don’t you go downtown and check with the police, though they’ll

  probably think we’re crazy or something.”

• “What is this, a gag or something? This a practical joke or something?”

What does Steve accuse Tommy of?

• having a vivid imagination

• reading too many comic books

• believing in nonsense

• all of these

At what point does the crowd shift into a mob

• after Charlie shoots Pete

• after Charlie mentions Steve's radio set

• after Charlie becomes the scapegoat

• after the lights suddenly go on in Charlie's house

Which of the following events is a falling action in the story?

• There is a sudden roar and a flash of light

• Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn

• Les Goodman insists that he has insomnia

• none of these

Who are the real monsters on Maple Street?

• aliens from Mars

• Tommy

• Charlie

• the residents themselves

Which of the following statements is a valid theme of “The Monsters are Due on Maple

Street”?

• Even ordinary people are capable of doing terrible things when they find themselves

  in dangerous circumstances.

• Fear, suspicion, and stereotypes are weapons that humans can use against each other.

• Prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for

  a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own.

• all of these