TMADOMS

Which statement expresses the main idea of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?

• A mysterious flash of light causes the power to go out on Maple Street.

• A boy convinces people that aliens have invaded their quiet neighborhood.

• People in a typical American neighborhood turn on each other when they think their street has been invaded by aliens.

• Aliens are planning to take over Earth by causing trouble in one neighborhood after another.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in the story?

• to entertain people with a story about aliens

• to express the opinion that human beings are their worst enemies

• to influence people to take stories of alien invasion more seriously

• to persuade people to support NASA and space exploration

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

"Maple Street, USA, late summer" is the __ of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."

• plot

• theme

• setting

• cast

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which genre (category of literature) is "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" considered?

• romance

• horror

• historical fiction

• science fiction

What is the entire text of a play called?

• scroll

• scene

• set

• script

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Who are the humans' worst enemies?

• the aliens

• themselves

• Pete Van Horn

• leprechauns

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

• A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman

• The narrator describes where and when the play takes place.

• The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.

• A mysterious telephone call is made to Myra Brand.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

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

• one man's power mower stops working

• Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages

• a screeching roar is heard overhead

• Mrs.Brand's stove stops working

Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

• He thinks Pete caused the power failure.

• He believes Pete is making ham radios.

• He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.

• He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster.

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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

At the end of the play, it turns out that the real monster is...

• Tommy's mind.

• the fear and prejudice of human minds.

• Charlie's behavior.

• Steve's mind

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7