WorksheetsMonsters Are Due on Maple Street
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the setting of Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
Maple Street, USA in the future
Maple Street, USA in the past
Floral Street, USA in the present
Chicago, USA in the past
After the flash of light and sound, what happens to the people on Maple Street?
Tommy gets shot.
They go about their day as if nothing happened.
Their power goes out and phones and cars stop working.
It starts to rain.
What is the mood at the opening of the play?
anticipation of the something exciting
calm and peaceful
gloomy and sad
very tense and anxious
What is Tommy's explanation for what is happening?
a bad storm is coming
a meteor hit Earth
an alien spaceship has landed
a weather ballon hit a power line
What causes neighbors to suspect Les Goodman is from outer space?
he just moved into the neighborhood
his car starts on its own
he is single
he won't tell his neighbors where he works
Who does Charlie shoot with the shotgun and why?
The women for being hysterical.
Tommy for telling lies.
Steve Brand for not supporting him.
Peter Van Horn because he thinks he is an alien.
Who does Charlie say is the alien monster?
Tommy
Steve Brand
Charlie
Les Goodman
Who is really behind the power going out?
a storm
Steve Brand
the electric company
the aliens
Which one of the following is a theme in the play?
Aliens may live among us.
Humans are the real monsters.
There are not such things as monsters.
When faced with strange events, people in a small town may bring about their own destruction.
What is the mood in the neighborhood at the beginning of Act II?
relaxed and peaceful
fearful and tense
sad and mournful
anticipating something exciting
