The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Quiz

Tommy says that aliens usually

• ask people not to leave their neighborhoods.

• live in families with a father, a mother, and two children.

• arrive in a burst of light and noise that interrupts the flow of electricity.

• send down four individuals ahead of time to prepare things for the landing.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Pete Van Horn is killed as he

• sits on his porch.

• walks up the street.

• emerges from his home.

• carries a radio up from his basement.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word best completes the following sentence? They needed someone to so they picked me as their scapegoat.

• scold

• blame

• admire

• promote

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

At the beginning of the play, the narrator helps to

• set the scene.

• reveal the theme.

• describe the plot.

• introduce the characters.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

By asking Steve Brand not to leave, Tommy is

• trying to help.

• looking for attention.

• asking for reassurance.

• demonstrating his power.

• hoping to cause problems.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The narrator's comments at the end of the story create a mood of

• gratitude.

• happiness.

• pessimism.

• uncertainty.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This drama shows how people can be deeply affected by the

• need for change.

• drive for success.

• desire for revenge.

• power of suggestion.

• promise of rescue.

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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 lesson do the aliens in this play learn about human society?

• In times of trouble, true friends stick together.

• It doesn't take much to tear a community apart.

• People will risk their lives to prove they are right.

• The greatest strength of any community is its children.

• Fear is the bond that holds most communities together.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

In this passage, what is Charlie trying to do?

Read the following passage. Then answer the question(s) below.

WOMAN: You killed him, Charlie. You shot him dead!

CHARLIE: [Looks around at the circle of faces, his eyes frightened, his face contorted.] But . . . but I didn’t know who he was. I certainly didn’t know who he was. He comes walkin’ out of the darkness—how am I supposed to know who he was? [He grabs STEVE.] Steve—you know why I shot! How was I supposed to know he wasn’t a monster or something? [He grabs DON now.] We’re all scared of the same thing. I was just tryin’ to . . . tryin’ to protect my home, that’s all! Look, all of you, that’s all I was tryin’ to do. [He looks down wildly at the body.] I didn’t know it was somebody we knew! I didn’t know—

• gather evidence

• justify his actions

• avoid controversy

• identify his enemies

• support his neighbors

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6