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The Monsters are due on Maple Street

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The dancer ______________ her body, twisting her left arm behind her back and grabbing her right leg.

a)

incriminated

b)

dense

c)

contorted

d)

insomnia

2.
What is the setting of The Monsters are Due on Maple Street?
a)
New York
b)
Floral Street
c)
Maple Street
d)
Chicago
3.
What is the mood at the opening of the play?
a)
suspicious
b)
joyful
c)
exhausted
d)
peaceful
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Instructions for the director, crew, and actors are called---
a)
Dialogue
b)
Cues
c)
Stage Directions
d)
Teleprompters
8.
Between which characters does the conflict of the drama 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
9.
Which of the following describes the mood on Maple street at the end of the drama?
a)
a tense nightmare
b)
a calm return to normal
c)
a humorous sense of relief
d)
an excited celebration
10.
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."
a)
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
b)
emphasizes the fact that everyone in the crowd is so overcome with fear of the unknown
c)
makes the reader focus on outer space
d)
makes the reader laugh
11.
Which statement best summarizes a possible 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.
12.
A major section of a play or drama is called a (n)...
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Chapter
d)
Stanza
13.
Smaller parts of an act within a play or drama are called...
a)
Epilogues
b)
Scenes
c)
Chapters
d)
Versions
14.
Why did the writer make the events occur on Maple Street, USA?
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.
15.
What is the story's theme?
a)
Fear can cause people to think irrationally.
b)
People are their own worst enemies.
c)
Thoughts, attitudes, and prejudices are as destructive as bombs.
d)
All of these
16.
What is the definition of the word EXPLICIT?
a)
Confusing.
b)
Understandable.
c)
To express precisely or clearly. 
17.
What is the definition of the word IDIOSYNCRASY?
a)
A peculiar or strange character trait.
b)
A weird person. 
c)
A mistake.
18.
What is the definition of the word DEFIANT?
a)
Boldly resisting authority.
b)
Agreeing with someone.
c)
To be disciplined. 
19.

This type of conflict takes place outside of the character.

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

c)

Inside

d)

Outlside

20.

This type of conflict takes place within the character.

a)

Internal conflict

b)

External conflict

c)

Inside

d)

Outside

21.

_______ conflict is when one character has a problem with another character.

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

d)

Person vs. Society

22.

_________ conflict is when the character has a problem with the beliefs or laws of a group.

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

d)

Person vs. Society

23.

___________ conflict is when a character has a problem deciding what to do or what to think.

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

d)

Person vs. Society

24.

_________ conflict is when the character has a problem with a force of nature.

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

d)

Person vs. Society

25.

_________ is "writer-centered" and is "the attitude a writer takes toward the subject."

a)

Conflict

b)

Plot

c)

Mood

d)

Tone

26.

________ is the "overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature. It is also "...influenced by setting."

a)

Conflict

b)

Plot

c)

Mood

d)

Tone

27.

Select the mood which best describes the excerpt from the teleplay: "A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety-clack of flow, measured footsteps..."

a)

Relaxing

b)

Eerie

c)

Violent

d)

Caring

28.

Which word means "to twist or pull out of shape"?

a)

Defiant

b)

Fluster

c)

Idiosyncrasy

d)

Contort

29.

Which word means "reasonable; according to common practice or law"?

a)

Contort

b)

Incriminate

c)

Persistent

d)

Legitimate

30.

Which word means "refusing to give up; continuing stubbornly"?

a)

Persistent

b)

Optimistic

c)

Idiosyncrasy

d)

Fluster

31.

Which word means "to confuse; to become nervous/anxious"?

a)

Legitimate

b)

Incriminate

c)

Fluster

d)

Contort

32.

Which type of conflict is described when Don yells at Les Goodman after Les's car starts by itself?

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

d)

Person vs. Society

33.

Which type of conflict is described when Charlie feels guilty for shooting and killing Pete Van Horne?

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

d)

Person vs. Society

34.

In Act II of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” what role does Steve play as his neighbors keep watch on the Goodmans’ house?

a)

He acts as the judge: He tries to convince them that Goodman is dangerous.

b)

He acts as executioner: He volunteers for a firing squad to execute the guilty parties.

c)

He acts as peacemaker: He tries to persuade his neighbors to put aside their suspicions.

d)

He acts as spy: He tries to reach the aliens on his ham radio

35.

Who or what are the original monsters in the “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”?

a)

The people who live on Maple Street

b)

The appliances on Maple Street

c)

Les and Ethel Goodman

d)

Figures One and Two

36.

Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn because

a)

Charlie is an alien.

b)

Charlie does not recognize Pete.

c)

Pete is an alien.

d)

Pete does not recognize Charlie.

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