WorksheetsMonsters on Maple Street
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 42mins
suspicious
joyful
peaceful
Floral Street
Maple Street
one man's power mower stops working
Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages
a screeching roar is heard overhead
At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are _________.
turning on one another
moving to another town
Tommy and his friends
all the neighbors on Maple Street
all the neighbors on Maple Street
Steve Brand and the narrator
"The dark figure continues to walk toward them as the people stand there, fearful, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of their wives."
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
emphasizes the fact that everyone in the crowd is so overcome with fear of the unknown
Working together can make difficult situations easier.
Thoughts, attitudes, and prejudices are as destructive as bombs.
How is the audience first made aware that things are NOT functioning normally on Maple Street?
Les Goodman complains that his car won’t start.
There is an explosion on the power lines.
People are shown having power problems.
Tommy tells a scary story about
a world with no people
mutant insects taking over the earth
aliens who look like humans
When Steve says, “Wait a minute….Let’s not be a mob!” he is characterized as
impulsive
preachy
reasonable
Pete Van Horn volunteers to _____.
walk to the nearby street to see if the power is off there too
walk to the police station
see if his ham radio works
Steve says, “That’s exactly what it is — some kind of madness, “ he means that ________.
everyone has contracted a disease which causes madness
the neighbors are crazy to suspect each other
Steve won’t let the neighbors in his house look at his radio because _____.
he doesn’t want a lot of people in his house
he shouldn’t have to prove that he is innocent
he has in fact been talking to creatures from outer space
What event do the people of Maple Street experience?
a flood
a thunderstorm
a power outage
What makes people think the events are more than unusual?
the wifi stops working
the power in the houses is off
cars and portable devices stop working
What is Tommy's theory of the cause of the events?
Animals are attacking
Aliens are invading them
The government is involved.
How does the crowd's mood change as the plot begins to unravel?
It grows from concerned to full of rage.
It starts off as worried, but changes to fear and suspicion.
It changes from upset to sadness.
Why does the crowd begin to get suspicious of Les Goodman?
His car is the only one that works.
He has equipment that would cause a power outage.
What information does the "woman" share about Les Goodman that makes him more of a suspect?
He waters his lawn at night.
At night, he stares at the stars as if waiting for something.
Who does Charlie shoot?
Steve Brand
Les Goodman
Pete Van Horn
Toward the end of the play, what do the residents begin to do?
Accuse/blame one another.
Work together to solve the mystery.
Feel sorry for themselves.
According to the play, what is a "mob"?
A group of people who know each other.
A group of people who live in the same street.
A group of people who become mad/furious.
Who turned out to be the resident's biggest enemy?
Charlie
Tommy
themselves
