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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which event in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" starts the breakdown of the community?
a)
the voices of Figure One and Figure Two
b)
the sound of an object passing overhead
c)
an argument between Steve and Charlie
d)
a story told by Tommy about space aliens
2.
In Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," what motivates Steve to identify meteors and sunspots as the source of the neighborhood's troubles?
a)
He is an astronomy teacher.
b)
He is an alien disguised as a human.
c)
He wants to reassure the neighbors.
d)
He wants to excavate the meteor.
3.
In Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," at what point do the neighbors begin to consider the possibility that one of them is responsible for the strange events?
a)
when Pete Van Horn says that he is going to see if the power is still on on Floral Street
b)
when Tommy says that aliens resembling humans are sent ahead to prepare for a landing
c)
when Steve talks about meteors and sunspots as the most likely explanation
d)
when Steve and Charlie decide that they will walk downtown to the police
4.
Which of these details is unimportant to a summary of Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
Phones and various machines stop working.
b)
A large object flashes overhead and disappears.
c)
Steve has recently filled his car's gas tank.
d)
Tommy says that no one should leave the town.
5.
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.
6.
Which detail from Act II of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is essential to an understanding of the play?
a)
Sally says that she and Ethel Goodman have been friends for years.
b)
Steve says that no one may enter his home without a search warrant.
c)
Charlie believes that Pete Van Horn is a monster and shoots him.
d)
The lights in Charlie's house suddenly come back on.
7.
At the climax of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," what single message underlies all of the characters' statements?
a)
Pick on them! Not on me!
b)
I want my lights back on!
c)
I never believed in aliens!
d)
Somebody call the police!
8.
What can you conclude from the dialogue between Figures One and Two at the conclusion on "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
This is not the first town they have visited.
b)
They know how to control meteors and sunspots
c)
They will move on to Maple Street disguised as aliens.
d)
They are successful only in small towns.
9.
Which of these lines best expresses the theme of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?
a)
"I was just tryin' to...tryin' to protect my home, that's all!"
b)
"Maybe Peter there was trying to tell us something."
c)
"No...no...it's nothing of the sort! I don't know why the lights are on."
d)
"They pick the most dangerous enemy they can find...and it's themselves."
10.

What emotion motivates the speakers in this passage from Act II of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

WOMAN. [in a hushed voice] Charlie...Charlie...the lights just went on in your house.

DON. What about it Charlie? How come you're the only one with lights now.

GOODMAN. That's what I would like to know.

a)

suspicion

b)

anger

c)

sympathy

d)

despair

11.
In which sentence is the meaning of the word "sluggishly" suggested?
a)
My brother shuffled into the room and slumped into a chair.
b)
Her aunt prepared for the tournament by working out every day.
c)
His sister worked at her computer until she had finished her paper.
d)
The adventurers rafted through the dangerous white-water rapids.
12.
In which sentence is the meaning of the word "defiant" suggested?
a)
Well, why don't you go downtown and check with the police?
b)
Go ahead, Tommy. What kind of story was this?
c)
It's just a ham radio set. A lot of people have them.
d)
If they want to look inside our house--let them get a search warrant.
13.
In which sentence is the meaning of the word "flustered" suggested?
a)
That was the way they prepared things for the landing.
b)
He always was an oddball. Him and the whole family.
c)
I don't understand. I swear...I don't understand.
d)
They pick the most dangerous enemy they can find.
14.

In Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," Tommy makes some suggestions about the strange events 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 would be allowed to leave the town.

a)

I, II, IV

b)

II, III, IV

c)

I, III, IV

d)

I, II, III

15.

What motivates Steve to make this speech in Act II of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?:

"There's something you can do, Charlie.  You could go home and keep your mouth shut.  You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it."

a)

optimism

b)

anger

c)

love

d)

boredom

16.

What mainly does the final line (Paragraph 53) reveal about what has happened over the course of the excerpt?

GOODMAN: That's what I would like to know.

a)

The "monster" has been revealed, and it is Goodman.

b)

The neighbors have reached an agreement about who is to blame.

c)

The accused has become an accuser among the group of people.

d)

The neighbors have discovered who is causing the lights to go off.

17.
Which inference can be best made about how Steve feels about Goodman?
a)
Steve feels protective of Goodman.
b)
Steve feels thankful for Goodman.
c)
Steve feels angry with Goodman.
d)
Steve feels afraid of Goodman.
18.
What is the major division of a drama?
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Dramatic Element
d)
Stage Directions
19.
What is the name for subdivisions of acts in a drama?
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Dramatic Element
d)
Stage Direction
20.
What is the name for an instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character?
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Dramatic Element
d)
Stage Directions

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