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Worksheets"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Following the narrator's introduction, what event begins the play?
the ringing of church bells
the sound of car brakes screeching
a roar of sound and a flash of light
children arguing with an ice cream man
When the townspeople turn on their radios,
they hear nothing
they learn that aliens have attacked
they learn that a meteor has landed nearby
they hear strange, hypnotic music
Why won't Steve Brand's car start?
The battery is dead.
The engine has broken down.
It has run out of gas.
Nobody can figure out why.
Who is the first person to suggest that aliens have arrived?
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio
Tommy
Steve Brand
Mrs. Goodman
Why does Pete Van Horn leave Maple Street?
He is afraid of his neighbors.
to see whether a power line has broken
to see whether Floral Street has power
to catch a space monster
Les Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of...
summoning space aliens
insomnia
Bad Bunny's obsession
none of these
Which character seems to try the hardest to keep the situation on Maple Street from getting out of control?
Charlie's wife
Steve Brand
Mrs. Goodman
Tommy
Suspicion falls upon Steve Brand because he has built...
a ham radio set
a spaceship
a telephone
a bunker
What does Charlie do when a figure approaches from the darkness?
holds up his own shotgun
fires Don Martin's shotgun
locks himself in his house
listens to Bad Bunny's album YHLQMDLG
Who dies in Act II?
Don Martin
an alien
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio
Pete Van Horn
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
Who does Charlie accuse of causing the strange happenings?
Pete Van Horn
Tommy
Sally
Victor
The events on Maple Street are at last explained by...
the narrator
the ghost of Pete Van Horn
Charlie
two space aliens
When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, "They don't want you to." To whom is he referring?
his parents
two wives
Aliens from outer space
the residents of Maple Street
The resident's turn against Les Goodman because they...
don't like people with foreign cars
distrust anyone who is different
know the Goodman family owns a ham radio
According to Tommy, how did the creatures from outer space prepare things prior to invading?
They sent invisible monsters ahead of them.
They tried to start fires after making the power go out.
They sent four people that looked like humans but weren't.
They set up walls around the town.
Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?
He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.
He thinks Pete caused the power failure.
He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is a monster.
At the end of the play, it turns out that the real monster is...
Charlie's behavior
Tommy's mind
Steve's insomnia
the fear and prejudice of human minds
Between which characters does the conflict of the play develop?
Tommy and his friends.
all the neighbors on Maple Street
strangers who move to Maple Street
Steve Brand and the narrator
Which of the following describes the mood on Maple Street at the end of the play?
a tense nightmare
a humorous sense of relief
an excited celebration
a calm return to normal
