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Worksheets"Monsters are Due on Maple Street" p. 2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do you think the writer made the events occur on Maple Street, U.S.A.?
a)
The aliens were told to find this street
b)
The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.
c)
The main characters live on this street.
d)
The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.
2.
All of the following events make the residents nervous and arouse their suspicions except -
a)
one man's power mower stops working
b)
Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages
c)
a screeching roar is heard overhead
d)
Mrs. Brand's stove stops working
3.
Right after the power failure, Charlie says, "A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything." Why is this statement significant?
a)
It suggests that there will be a greater power failure later in the story.
b)
It suggests that the residents will discover the reason behind the power failure.
c)
It is similar to what the creatures later say about the humans.
d)
It shows that Charlie will overcome his fear and save the town.
4.
When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, "They don't want you to." To whims he referring?
a)
Aliens from outer space
b)
The residents of Maple Street
c)
The wives
d)
His parents
5.
Why do the residents start to believe Tommy's story?
a)
They had read similar stories in books.
b)
Tommy has always told the truth before.
c)
Fear overtakes their good sense.
d)
They think it is wise to consider every possibility
6.
Which statement best describes a mob scene?
a)
Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.
b)
Everyone works together to reach an agreement.
c)
Individual voices are heard and everyone tries to act together.
d)
No one person is important, and each individual is respected.
7.
The residents turn against Les Goodman because they -
a)
like fifth columnists
b)
don't life people with foreign cars
c)
distrust anyone who is different
d)
know the Goodman family owns a ham radio
8.
When Charlie sees al of Maple Street lit by candles, he says, "Why, it's like goin' back into the dark ages or something'." Considering what happens in the play, what second meaning would this statement have?
a)
The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period.
b)
The residents have let their fear, rather than their reason, take over.
c)
The creatures causing the power failure are from the Dark Ages.
d)
People used candles during the Dark Ages.
9.
Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?
a)
He thinks Pete caused the power failure.
b)
He believes Pete is making ham radios.
c)
He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.
d)
He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster.
10.
At the end of the play, it turns out that the read monster is -
a)
Tommy's mind
b)
the fear and prejudice of human minds
c)
Charlie's behavior
d)
Steve's mind
11.
In a play or story, complications --
a)
are the most exciting moments in the story
b)
are the sequence of events in the story
c)
are the solutions to the problems
d)
make it hard for the characters to get what they want
12.
At the opening, the camera pans down to show Maple Street. At this point, the residents seem -
a)
friendly with each other
b)
like a violent mob
c)
suspicious of one another
d)
like aliens from outer space
13.
At first, the residents do not believe Tommy's tale. A complication arises when --
a)
the lights suddenly go on at Steve's house
b)
Les Goodman's car suddenly starts up
c)
the neighbors find out that Les Goodman is an alien
d)
the aliens send four creatures to earth to prepare for the landing
14.
At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are --
a)
resolving their problems
b)
meeting with the aliens
c)
turning on one another
d)
moivng to another town
15.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
Everyone's eyes were _______ on the sky.
Everyone's eyes were _______ on the sky.
a)
menace
b)
transfixed
c)
intimidated
d)
assent
16.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
All were in ____ that something was terribly wrong.
All were in ____ that something was terribly wrong.
a)
menace
b)
intimidated
c)
assent
d)
explicit
17.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
Tommy was not ____ when the adults told him he was being foolish.
Tommy was not ____ when the adults told him he was being foolish.
a)
menace
b)
transfixed
c)
explicit
d)
intimidated
18.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
The aliens had _____ directions for how to handle the humans.
The aliens had _____ directions for how to handle the humans.
a)
menace
b)
transfixed
c)
assent
d)
explicit
19.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
The residents believe there was a real ____ threatening their safety.
The residents believe there was a real ____ threatening their safety.
a)
menace
b)
transfixed
c)
intimidated
d)
assent
20.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
As the mob began _____ on Tommy, his mother shielded him.
As the mob began _____ on Tommy, his mother shielded him.
a)
variations
b)
defiant
c)
idiosyncrasy
d)
converging
21.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
The people's cried blended together and they were no longer _____
The people's cried blended together and they were no longer _____
a)
intelligible
b)
variations
c)
converging
d)
idiosyncrasy
22.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
Tommy felt _____ when he stood up to the crowd.
Tommy felt _____ when he stood up to the crowd.
a)
intelligible
b)
variations
c)
defiant
d)
idiosyncrasy
23.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
The crowd did not like ____ in behavior.
The crowd did not like ____ in behavior.
a)
intelligible
b)
variations
c)
defiant
d)
converging
24.
Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
The people feared anyone who showed a(n) _____ and thought it made him/her a possible alien.
The people feared anyone who showed a(n) _____ and thought it made him/her a possible alien.
a)
intelligible
b)
defiant
c)
idiosyncrasy
d)
converging
25.
Which
of the following takes place at the opening of the teleplay?
a)
A fight
develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.`
b)
The narrator describes where and when the teleplay takes place.
c)
The car belonging
to Steve Brand will not start.
d)
A
mysterious telephone call is made to Myra Brand.
26.
Tommy believes that the power outage was caused by
a)
a total
eclipse of the sun
b)
his
neighbor, Don Martin
c)
a strong electrical
storm
d)
aliens
from outer space
27.
Between which characters does the conflict of the
teleplay develop?
a)
Tommy and
his friends
b)
all the
neighbors on Maple Street
c)
strangers
who move to Maple Street
d)
Steve
Brand and the narrator
28.
Which of these is the best summary of Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
The neighbors on Maple Street are unhappy because their power is out.
b)
Les Goodman frightens his neighbors when his care starts by itself.
c)
A strange event causes neighbor to become suspicious of one another.
d)
Pete Van Horn leaves Maple Street to see what is happening elsewhere.
29.
What emotion motivates Steve in this speech from Act II of
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”?
Go ahead, what’s my
wife said? Let’s get it all out. Let’s pick out every idiosyncrasy of every single man, woman, and child on the
street. And then we might as well set up some kind of kangaroo court. How about
a firing squad at dawn, Charlie, so we can get rid of all the suspects?
a)
disgust
b)
amusement
c)
sorrow
d)
love
30.
Which of the following describes the mood on Maple street at the end of the teleplay?
a)
a tense nightmare
b)
a calm return to normal
c)
a humorous sense of relief
d)
an excited celebration
31.
Which of the following do the people of Maple Street do at the end of the teleplay?
a)
The residents violently accuse one another of starting the power failure.
b)
The people all leave their homes and run away forever.
c)
As a group, they surrender to the mysterious strangers.
d)
Once the power is restored, the residents resume their normal lives.
32.
Which statement best summarizes the theme of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
Good neighbors should not object to being observed by the police.
b)
When neighbors suspect one another, they can destroy their community.
c)
Neighborhoods should be prepared for an invasion from outer space.
d)
If everyone is suspected of being dangerous, then no one is dangerous.
33.
A major section of a play is called a (n)...
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Chapter
d)
Stanza
34.
Instructions for the director, crew, and actors are called---
a)
Dialogue
b)
Cues
c)
Stage Directions
d)
Teleprompters
35.
Smaller parts of an act are called...
a)
Epilogues
b)
Scenes
c)
Chapters
d)
Versions
36.
What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader?
"Fade in on a shot of the night sky."
"Fade in on a shot of the night sky."
a)
creates a sense of mystery
b)
shows that the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown.
c)
reveals that this group might easily become uncontrolled.
d)
Makes people focus on outer space
37.
What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader?
"A flash of light plays on the faces of both boys and then moves down the street and disappears."
"A flash of light plays on the faces of both boys and then moves down the street and disappears."
a)
creates a sense of mystery
b)
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
c)
emphasizes the fact that the crowd is so overcome with the fear of the unknown
d)
makes people focus on outer space
38.
What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader?
"The dark figure continues to walk toward them as the people stand there, fearful, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of their wives."
"The dark figure continues to walk toward them as the people stand there, fearful, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of their wives."
a)
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
b)
emphasizes the fact that the crowd is so overcome with fear of the unknown
c)
makes people focus on outer space
39.
What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader?
"Steve leaves Charlie, walks over to the boy, and puts his hand on the boy's shoulder. He forces his voice to remain gentle."
"Steve leaves Charlie, walks over to the boy, and puts his hand on the boy's shoulder. He forces his voice to remain gentle."
a)
creates a sense of mystery
b)
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
c)
makes people focus on outer space
40.
What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader?
"In this brief fraction of a moment, it takes the first step toward changing from a group into a mob."
"In this brief fraction of a moment, it takes the first step toward changing from a group into a mob."
a)
creates a sense of mystery
b)
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
c)
reveals that this group might easily become uncontrolled
d)
makes people focus on outer space
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