WorksheetsThe Monsters are Due on Maple Street Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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, what motivates Steve to explain the flash of light by talking about meteors and sunspots?
He knows a lot about science and wants to educate his neighbors.
He wants to reassure himself that there is nothing to fear.
He is from outer space and wants to act like a human being.
He wants to find the meteor and sell it to a collector.
In Act I of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, what is Steve's motivation for asking Tommy to explain his story about the aliens sent ahead to earth?
He wants to make Tommy look foolish.
He wants to know what Tommy thinks.
He wants to take charge of the action.
He wants to leave town immediately.
Which of these events in Act I of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is the best clue that the neighbors will stop trusting one another?
Don suggests that an electrical storm has caused the power to go off.
A woman says that Tommy has been reading too many comic books.
A man says that they should not be paying attention to Tommy.
Steve jokes that they should check to see who among them is human.
Who or what are the REAL monsters in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
the people who live on Maple Street
the electric appliances on Maple Street
Les and Ethel Goodman
Figures One and Two
Why does Steve try to stop the people heading toward Les Goodman's house?
He wants to be the first one there.
He thinks Tommy is the monster.
He's the one who cut the power.
He doesn't want them to become a mob.
What is the "surprise" at the end of the teleplay?
Charlie is one of the aliens
There really are aliens controlling the power
Steve cut everyone's power
Tommy figures out who the monsters are
In Act I of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, Tommy makes suggestions about the events that are causing fear on Maple Street. Tommy makes all of the following suggestions EXCEPT:
People from outer space are responsible.
Some people on Maple Street might be from outer space.
Mr. Goodman is from outer space.
Nobody should try to leave the town.
Which sentence best describes "hysteria" in The Monsters are Due on Maple Street?
over-dramatic, attention-seeking behavior
anxiety or irrational behavior
a feeling of fear that turns people into a mob of frightened souls
Which definition best fits the term "mob mentality" or "herd behavior"?
joining Al Capone and beginning to think like him.
when a group of people act differently than when they would act alone.
buying something just because everyone else likes it.
When Rod Serling wrote "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" in the early 1960's, which of these events was he referring to?
The Cold War/Communism
World War I
The assassination of JFK
The Salem Witch Trials
What is a scapegoat?
a beautiful breed of goat
the main character of the story
the narrator of every story
the person people blame for their wrongdoings
What was Tommy's explanation for what is happening?
the people were hallucinating
the aliens landed
it was lightening from a storm
At the end of the teleplay, what does the narrator say is as destructive as bombs and fallout?
prejudice and suspicion
Mr. and Mrs. Goodman
aliens
hysteria and idiosyncrasies
What does this teleplay show that humans are capable of?
love
fear
destroying each other
supporting their neighbors
What is "theme"?
One sentence that sums it all up
subject pronoun
The opening scene in the teleplay
The message or moral of the story
What do the stage directions of a play or teleplay show us as the reader?
What/How a character is doing something
What not to do
Actions that are not spoken
Music that plays in my airpods
True or False:
You are supposed to read the words inside the [brackets] in a teleplay.
True
False
VOCAB: What does "flustered" mean?
'Just a little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything.'
in love
incredibly angry
sad or depressed
nervous or confused
VOCAB: What does "persistently" mean?
'Persistently but a little intimidated by the crowd'
firmly
elephant
VOCAB: What does "defiant" mean?
'...Tommy is partly frightened and partly defiant as well.'
displaying fear
showing obedience
What causes the neighbors on Maple Street to become suspicious of each other?
A rumor about aliens living among them
A sudden rainstorm
A lost pet
A new family moving in
Which character tries to calm the crowd and encourage rational thinking during the crisis?
Charlie
Steve
Les Goodman
Tommy
VOCAB: What does "idiosyncrasies" mean as used in the teleplay?
'...hysteria and idiosyncrasies are as destructive as bombs and fallout.'
acts of kindness
moments of silence
explosions
strange or unusual habits
What effect does fear have on the residents of Maple Street in the teleplay?
It helps them solve the mystery quickly.
It makes them leave town peacefully.
It causes them to turn against each other.
It brings them closer together.
VOCAB: What does "incriminate" mean as used in the teleplay?
'They were quick to incriminate their neighbors.'
to help someone escape
to invite someone over
to accuse someone of wrongdoing
to praise someone
Which character is first accused of being different or suspicious in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
Steve
Charlie
Tommy
Les Goodman
How do the residents of Maple Street react when Les Goodman's car starts by itself?
They are relieved and calm down
They congratulate Les for fixing his car
They become more suspicious of Les
They ignore the event
What role does Tommy play in increasing the tension among the neighbors?
He leaves Maple Street
He suggests that aliens are responsible
He tries to calm everyone down
He fixes the power outage
Which action by Charlie escalates the conflict on Maple Street?
He invites everyone to his house
He leaves to find help
He accuses Steve of being an alien
He shoots at a shadowy figure
