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WorksheetsThe Monsters are Due on Maple Street-Act I
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 3570secs
The mood at the opening of the play is
joyful
peaceful
exhausted
suspicious
How is the audience first made aware that things are NOT functioning normally on Maple Street?
Les Goodman complains that his car won’t start.
There is an explosion on the power lines.
People are shown having power problems.
Tommy warns the people that their power is about to go off.
Why do Steve and Charlie decide not to leave the neighborhood?
They want to stay and protect their families.
Tommy tells them about a book he has read.
They want to wait and see if the power will come back by itself.
The neighbors ask them not to leave.
Tommy tells a scary story about
people getting lost in a time warp
a world with no people
mutant insects taking over the earth
aliens who look like humans
When Steve says, “Wait a minute….Let’s not be a mob!” he is characterized as
impulsive
preachy
reasonable
weak
This play has a narrator
true
false
People suspect Les Goodman for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
His car starts by itself.
He didn’t come out to look at “meteor."
He has been seen out at the night, looking up at the sky.
He speaks a foreign language.
The mood at the end of Act 1 is
joyful
suspicious
peaceful
exhausted
The setting of Act I is
a town in a dream
a town on another planet
a specific town in the United States
any ordinary town in the U.S.
Pete Van Horn volunteers to
walk to the nearby street to see if the power is off there too
. walk to the police station
see if his ham radio works
fix Les Goodman’s car
Act I ends with a crowd against one man
true
false
Instructions for character movement during a play
scene
backdrop
playwrite
stage directions
Which of these details would not be important in a summary of the action of Act I?
Electric appliances stop working.
Neighbors wonder who among them is an alien.
Pete Van Horn is tall and thin.
Tommy says that no one should leave town.
In Act I of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” which event signals the beginning of the town’s troubles?
A woman’s telephone does not work.
A man’s electric mower will not start.
A roar is heard, and a flash of light is seen
A boy tells about some stories he has read.
In Act I of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” Tommy makes some suggestions about the events that are causing fear on Maple Street. Which suggestions does he make?
I. People from outer space are responsible.
II. Some people on Maple Street are from outer space.
III. Mr. Goodman is from outer space.
IV. Nobody should try to leave the town
A. I, II, IV
B. II, III, IV
C. I, III, IV
D. I, II, III
Which of these events in Act I of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is a clue that the neighbors will stop trusting one another?
A. Don suggests that an electrical storm has caused the power to go off.
B. A woman says that Tommy has been reading too many comic books.
C. A man says that they should not be paying attention to Tommy.
D. Steve jokes that they should check to see who among them is human.
Which of these is the best summary of Act I of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”?
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.
Why do you think the writer made the events occur on Maple Street, U.S.A.? "A tree-lined, quiet, small town"?
The aliens were told to find this street.
The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.
The main characters live on this street.
The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.
All of the following events make the residents nervous throughout Act I and caused 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
How do others react to Tommy's explanation at the beginning?
They did not believe Tommy and tried to find other solutions.
They did not believe Tommy and tried to hurt him.
They believed Tommy and began looking for the out-of-the-earth person.
They heard Tommy's mom complaining about not having time to take care of her son..
Which of these is NOT a reason why the neighbors suspect Les Goodman of being an alien?
His car started when everyone else's couldn't.
He often looked up at the stars alone at night.
He was obsessed with science fiction books.
His porch light flickered even though there was no power.
it was thunder because a storm is coming
How do the residents of Maple Street first react to the various failures after the mysterious event?
They immediately begin to point fingers
They get together and assign one person the task of leaving the neighborhood for information
They decide to call the police
They become confused and try to figure out what's going on
What do the adults accuse Tommy of when Tommy tells Steve "whatever it is, it doesn't want us to leave here"?
cutting off the electricity and messing with his car
reading too many comic books and watching too many movies
being an alien
eating to many cookies and pizzas
In Act 1, who is the scapegoat for all the fears and worries of the people of Maple Street?
Charlie
Don Martin
Les Goodman
Steve Brand
The description of Maple Street at the beginning of the play is supposed to make it seem like......
At this point, who do you think the Monster is and why?
