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Monsters are Due on Maple Street Act 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What information does the "woman" share about Les Goodman that makes him more of a suspect?

a)

He waters his lawn at night.

b)

At nights, he stares at the stars as if waiting for something.

c)

He makes random noises and talks to himself.

d)

He wears the strangest outfits.

2.

Who does Charlie shoot?

a)

Steve Brand

b)

an alien

c)

Les Goodman

d)

Pete Van Horn

3.

Towards the end of the play, what do the residents begin to do?

a)

Accuse/blame one another.

b)

Work together to solve the mystery.

c)

Defeat the aliens.

d)

Feel sorry for themselves.

4.

Throughout the play, which of the following allows readers to visualize what is going on?

a)

the dialogue

b)

the names of the characters

c)

the stage directions

d)

the titles

5.

Who turned out to be the resident's biggest enemy?

a)

the figures

b)

Charlie

c)

Tommy

d)

themselves

6.

What inference can we make about Figure One and Figure Two?

a)

they work for the government

b)

they are spies

c)

they are not from this world

d)

they are people

7.

Based on the dialogue between Figure One and Figure Two, you can infer that --

a)

Maple Street was the last mission on their agenda.

b)

They will confront the residents of Maple Street.

c)

They will move on to another location and do the same again.

d)

They will leave Earth to report their findings.

8.

Which detail from Act II of Monsters 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.

9.

What kind of drama is "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?

a)

folk play

b)

teleplay

c)

comedy

d)

drama

10.

Which genre (category of literature) is "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" considered?

a)

romance

b)

nonfiction

c)

historical fiction

d)

science fiction

11.

What does Mr. Goodman do at night that makes him look suspicious?

a)

fight with his wife

b)

work on the car

c)

walk around the neighborhood

d)

look at stars

12.

What does Steve do at home that the neighbors find odd?

a)

talks on a ham radio

b)

goes on the roof

c)

mows the lawn

d)

sings loudly

13.

Who dies?

a)

Peter

b)

Brian

c)

Stewie

d)

Peter Van Horn

14.

a quirk or a peculiar character trait is an

a)

kangaroo court

b)

idiosyncrasy

c)

contorted

d)

dense

15.

What plot event temporarily turns the neighbors away from their conflict among themselves?

a)

The lights come on in Charlie's house.

b)

Steve admits to talking to monsters from outer space.

c)

A figure appears down the street, walking toward them.

d)

Les Goodman's car starts by itself.