Monster are Due on Maple Street Review

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 own worst enemies

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

• to persuade people to support NASA and space exploration

You can INFER from the aliens' conversation (figure one and figure two) that...

• Maple Street is unique.

• Destroying humans is always very difficult.

• They have done the same thing in other towns on Earth.

• Their own planet is very similar to Earth.

Which character acts out of fear the most? In other words, which character demonstrates poor decision making and impulsivity? (Impulsivity = to act without thinking).

• Les

• Steve

• Charlie

• Don

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

• plot

• theme

• setting

• cast

What kind of drama is "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?

• folk play

• teleplay

• comedy

• drama

Who are the humans' worst enemies?

• the aliens

• themselves

• Pete Van Horn

• leprechauns

Which character seems to try the hardest to keep the situation on Maple Street from getting out of control?

• Don Martin
• Charlie's wife
• Mrs. Goodman
• Steve Brand

Suspicion falls upon Steve because he has built

• a spaceship.
• an enormous shed in his backyard.
• a ham radio set.
• a bookshelf from a strange metallic substance.

What does Charlie do when a figure approaches from the darkness?

• fires Don Martin's shotgun
• holds up his own shotgun
• locks himself in his house
• runs toward the figure

Why does the group's suspicion suddenly fall upon Charlie?

• His radio begins to play.
• His car drives away on its own.
• His electricity goes on.
• He shouts something in a strange language.