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WorksheetsThe Monsters Are Due on Maple Street POP QUIZIZZ! :)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event starts the rising action in the beginning of the play?
a)
The telephones do not work.
b)
Lawnmowers stop working.
c)
A loud sound booms overhead and something flashes across the sky.
d)
Tommy tells his friends about alien stories he has read.
2.
Why does Steve Brand try to explain the strange events as totally normal things?
a)
He wants to reassure himself that there is nothing to fear.
b)
He knows a lot about science.
c)
He is a fifth columnist.
d)
He wants to find the meteor and sell it.
3.
Why does Steve Brand ask Tommy to explain his alien story to the crowd?
a)
He wants to make Tommy look foolish.
b)
He wants to know what Tommy knows.
c)
He is being bossy.
d)
He wants to evacuate the town.
4.
When Steve Brand is accused of being an alien, how does he react?
a)
He is disgusted.
b)
He thinks it is funny.
c)
He is sad.
d)
He loves it.
5.
Who or what are the monsters on Maple Street?
a)
the people who live there
b)
the cars
c)
Les and Ethel Goodman
d)
Figures One and Two
6.
Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?
a)
Your brother and you
b)
to eat breakfast
c)
watch a movie
d)
into the woods
7.
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.
8.
What is the resolution for "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
when Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn
b)
when the reader discovers that aliens were in control of the power fluctuations
c)
When Tommy suggests that there are aliens
d)
Charlie gets the blame off of himself by blaming Tommy
9.
What is the conflict of the teleplay, "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
phones, radios, and cars aren't working
b)
a figure appears down the street
c)
Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn
d)
when the neighbors are suspicious of each other and accuse one another of being monsters
10.
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.
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