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WorksheetsThe Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The initial incident at 6:43 P.M. includes a roar and _____.
A flash of light
A blast of wind
A clap of thunder
A crash
What is strange about Maple Street immediately following the flash of light?
The Nintendo games won't work
The batteries in the cars explode
The ice-cream truck disappears
The electricity goes off in everyone's house
The character that first suggest the aliens are coming is ____.
Steve
Tommy
Les
Charlie
What mysterious event causes the neighbors to become suspicious of Les Goodman?
His radio makes a static noise.
His car starts by itself.
He is overheard talking on the telephone.
He is the only one who has a big head like an alien.
Why do the residents on Maple Street begin to turn against each other?
They are jealous of each other
They figure out they don't really know each other
They are scared
They are angry that the electric bills weren't paid
Who were the real monsters of Maple Street?
The residents
The aliens
The children
The police
How would a reader describe Steve's personality?
Calm
Angry
Furious
Happy
What would be the best character trait to describe Charlie?
Suspicious
Positive
Trusting
Sad
What is the climax in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
When the aliens land
When the cars won't start
When Pete Van Horn confronts Steve
When Charlie kills Pete Van Horn
"Well, why don't you go downtown and check with the police, though they'll probably think we're crazy or something. A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything."
What does flustered mean?
Calm
Worried
Cheerful
Encouraged
"Steve and Charlie stop once again and turn toward the boy. There's a murmur in the crowd, a murmur of irritation and concern."
What does murmur mean?
Whisper
Yelling
Screaming
Shrieking
"Now I suppose that's supposed to incriminate me! The light goes on and off. That really does it, doesn't it?"
What does incriminate mean?
Forgive
Anger
Save
Blame
What does the author want the reader to understand about Maple Street?
People are the same as they were 50 years ago
The people on Maple Street are different than most people
This could happen anywhere
The people on Maple Street feel like family
Which piece of evidence best supports your answer to the previous question?
"It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street, very typical of the small town."
"The group stands there, fearful, apprehensive, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of wives."
"A good humor man rides a bicycle and is just in the process of stopping to sell some ice cream to a couple of kids."
"There is a fifth dimension beyond which that is known to man."
What was the role of the character called Woman in the play?
She wasn't important
To stir up fear among the neighbors
To help them figure out who the real monsters were
To calm the crowd
