WorksheetsMonsters on Maple Street- Act 1
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. WHY might the Stage Directions point out that Maple Street is “a quiet, tree lined, small-town American street”?
a)
To set the mood and create a contrast with the title
b)
To illustrate the setting and show that the town was already dangerous
c)
To create imagery and show that this happens only when the street is first quiet
2.
2. In Act I of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, what motivates Steve to explain the flash of light by talking about meteors and sunspots?
a)
He knows a lot about science and wants to educate his neighbors.
b)
He wants to help calm the people and let them know there is nothing to fear.
c)
He is from outer space and wants to act like a human being.
d)
He wants to find the meteor and sell it to a collector.
3.
3.Which sentence helps you understand the meaning of the scapegoat ?
a)
That was the way they prepared things for the landing.
b)
He always was an oddball. Him and his whole family.
c)
I don't understand. I swear … I don't understand.
d)
All desperate to point a finger at a neighbor.
4.
4. Based on how it used in the stage directions on page 6, what does metamorphosis mean?
a)
humor
b)
transformation
c)
disagreement
d)
violence
5.
5. Which sentence best describes best describes the mood in at the end of Act I.
a)
It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street, very typical of the small town.
b)
The people again murmur softly in wonderment and question.
c)
...their murmuring becomes a loud chant filling the air with accusations and demands for action.
d)
He stops abruptly as Charlie suddenly grabs his arm.
6.
6. 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.
7.
7. Which of these is the best summary of Act I of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
a)
The neighbors on Maple Street are unhappy because their power is out.
b)
Les Goodman frightens his neighbors when his car starts by itself.
c)
A strange event causes neighbors to become suspicious of one another.
d)
Pete Van Horn leaves Maple Street to see what is happening elsewhere.
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