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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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why do you think the writer made the events occur on Maple, Street USA?

• The aliens were told to find this street.

• The setting indicated that small towns are filed with superstitions people.

• The main character live on this street.

• The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

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

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

Tommy believes that the power outage was caused by...

• a total eclipse of the sun

• his neighbor, Don Martin

• a strong electrical storm

• aliens from outer space

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, "They don't want you to." To whom is he referring?

• Aliens from outer space.

• The residents of Maple Street

• The wives

• cool parents

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Between which characters does the conflict of the teleplay develop?

• Tommy and his friends

• all the neighbors on Maple Street

• strangers who move to Maple Street

• Steve Brand and the narrator

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

Why do the residents start to believe Tommy's story?

• They had read similar stories in books.

• Tommy has always told the truth before.

• Fear overtakes their good sense.

• They think it is wise to consider every possibility.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of these is the best summary of Act 1?

• The neighbors on Maple Street are unhappy because their power is out.

• Les Goodman frightens his neighbors when his car starts by itself.

• A strange event causes neighbors to become suspicious of one another.

• Pete Van Horn leaves Maple Street to see what is happening elsewhere.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.2A

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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3