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The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mood at the beginning of the play?

a)
suspicious
b)
exhausted
c)
peaceful
2.

When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, “They don’t want you to.” Who is Tommy talking about?

a)
Aliens from outer space 
b)
The wives 
c)
His parents 
3.
What is the setting of The Monsters are Due on Maple Street?
a)
Floral Street
b)
Maple Street
c)
Chicago
4.

All of the following events make the residents nervous EXCEPT

Which one is NOT a reason the neighborhood was nervous?

a)

one man's mower stops working

b)
Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages
c)

the power goes out

5.
At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are --
a)
resolving their problems
b)
turning on one another
c)
moivng to another town
6.

Between which characters does the conflict of the story happen?

a)
Tommy and his friends
b)
all the neighbors on Maple Street
c)
Steve Brand and the narrator
7.
What is the story's theme?
a)

Aliens are actually real

b)

You should have evidence to back up your claims

c)

It is ok to blame people for things without proof

8.

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

a)

Person vs. Self

b)

Person vs. Person

c)

Person vs. Nature

9.

___________ 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

10.

_________ 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

11.

Which statement expresses the main idea of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?

a)

A boy convinces people that aliens have invaded their quiet neighborhood.

b)

People in a typical American neighborhood turn on each other when they think their street has been invaded by aliens.

c)

Aliens are planning to take over Earth by causing trouble in one neighborhood after another.

12.

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in the story?

a)

to express the opinion that human beings are their worst enemies

b)

to influence people to take stories of alien invasion more seriously

c)

to persuade people to support NASA and space exploration

13.

"Maple Street, USA, late summer" is the __ of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

setting

14.

Who are the humans' worst enemies?

a)

themselves

b)

Pete Van Horn

c)

leprechauns

15.
Suspicion falls upon Steve because he has built
a)
a spaceship.
b)
an enormous shed in his backyard.
c)
a ham radio set.
16.
Which character seems to try the hardest to keep the situation on Maple Street from getting out of control?
a)

Charlie

b)

Les Goodman

c)
Steve Brand
17.
What does Charlie do when a figure approaches from the darkness?
a)
fires Don Martin's shotgun
b)
locks himself in his house
c)
runs toward the figure
18.
Who dies in Act II?
a)
Don Martin
b)
Pete Van Horn
c)
the space monster
19.
What lesson can be learned from this story?
a)
Let happiness be your guide.
b)
Life is easy on Maple Street.
c)
People should avoid letting fear guide their actions.
20.
When Don Martin appears with a shotgun, it hints that
a)
someone will be killed or wounded.
b)
aliens will not invade.
c)
life is peaceful on Maple Street.
21.

Convince means:

a)

to persuade someone

b)

to search for something

c)

to steal something

22.

Identify means to

a)

to locate or see something

b)

to steal something

c)

to persuade

23.

Meaning of Affect

a)

to change something

b)

to persuade

c)

to locate or see something

24.

Which spelling is correct?

a)

Affect

b)

Afect

c)

Affekt

25.

Which spelling is correct?

a)

convince

b)

konvince

c)

convinse

26.

Which spelling is correct?

a)

identify

b)

idintify

c)

idantify