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The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

reluctantly

a)

hesitantly

b)

quickly

c)

quietly

d)

hungry

2.

dense

a)

foolish

b)

smart

c)

quiet

d)

tired

3.

apprehensive

a)

afraid

b)

brave

c)

loud

d)

confident

4.

insomnia

a)

sleeplessness

b)

hungry

c)

excited

d)

bored

5.

idiosyncrasy

a)

oddity

b)

normal

c)

same

d)

bright

6.

anxious

a)

eager

b)

bored

c)

happy

d)

joyful

7.

To place blame on someone else even if they aren't guilty

a)

scapegoat

b)

Charlie horse

c)

tiger eye

d)

bull moose

8.

What are the themes of "The Monster are Due on Maple Street"?

a)

fear of the unknown

b)

paranoia leads to disasater

c)

loyalty among neighbors

d)

hunger makes people crazy

9.

"So I've got a car that starts by itself--well, that's a freak thing, I admit it."

a)

Goodman

b)

Steve

c)

Woman

d)

Done

10.

"It's Pete Van Horn."

a)

Steve

b)

Goodman

c)

Woman

d)

Charlie

11.

"...a couple of times I'd come out on the porch and I'd see Mr. Goodman here in the wee hours of the morning standing out in the front of his house..."

a)

Woman

b)

Charlie

c)

Don

d)

Goodman

12.

"Well, none of us have ever seen that radio----"

a)

Don

b)

Goodman

c)

Woman

d)

Steve

13.

"That's not the only thing that can happen to us."

a)

Charlie

b)

Don

c)

Steve

d)

Goodman