Worksheets"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" Quiz Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. Why does the writer make the events occur on Maple Street, U.S.A?
a)
a) The aliens were told to find this street.
b)
b) The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.
c)
c) The main characters live on this street.
d)
d) The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.
2.
2. All of the following events make the residents nervous and arouse their suspicions except—
a)
a) the radios won’t turn on.
b)
b) Tommy’s computer starts displaying strange messages.
c)
c) a screeching roar is heard overhead.
d)
d) Mrs. Brand’s stove stops working.
3.
3. Right after the power failure, Charlie says, “A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything.” Why is this statement significant?
a)
a) It suggests that there will be a greater power failure later in the story.
b)
b) It suggests that the residents will discover the reason behind the power failure.
c)
c) It is similar to what the aliens later say about the humans.
d)
d) It shows that Charlie will overcome his fear and save the town.
4.
4. When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, “They don’t want you to.” To whom is he referring?
a)
a) Aliens from outer space
b)
b) The residents of Maple Street
c)
c) The wives
d)
d) His parents
5.
5. Why do the residents start to believe Tommy’s story?
a)
a) They read similar stories in books.
b)
b) Tommy has always told the truth before.
c)
c) Fear takes over their judgment.
d)
d) They think it is wise to consider every possibility.
6.
6. Which statement best describes a mob scene?
a)
a) Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.
b)
b) Everyone works together to reach an agreement.
c)
c) Individual voices are heard, and everyone tries to act together.
d)
d) No one person is important, and each individual is respected.
7.
7. The residents turn against Les Goodman because they—
a)
a) like fifth columnists.
b)
b) don’t like people with foreign cars.
c)
c) distrust anyone who is different.
d)
d) know the Goodman family owns a ham radio.
8.
8. What has actually caused the power outage on Maple Street?
a)
a) Les Goodman, pulling a good-natured prank.
b)
b) Aliens, who watch as humans destroy each other.
c)
c) A meteor.
d)
d.) A storm.
9.
9. When Charlie sees all of Maple Street lit by candles he says, "Why, it's like goin' back into the Dark Ages or somethin'." Considering what happens in the play, what second meaning could this statement have?
a)
a. The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period.
b)
b. The residents have let their fear, rather than their reason, take over.
c)
c. The creatures causing the power failure are from the Dark Ages.
d)
d. People used candles in the Dark Ages.
10.
10. Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?
a)
a) He thinks Pete caused the power failure.
b)
b) He believes Pete is making ham radios.
c)
c) He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.
d)
d) He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is a monster.
11.
11. At the end of the play, it turns out that the real monster is—
a)
a) Tommy’s mind.
b)
b) the fear and prejudice of human minds.
c)
c) Charlie’s behavior.
d)
d) Steve’s mind.
12.
12. What causes the residents to turn their suspicion onto Steve?
a)
He works on his handheld radio late at night
b)
He suffers from insomnia.
c)
His car wouldn't start.
d)
He is Tommy's father.
13.
13. Who is the resident that initially brings out the rifle as the dark figure approaches the group?
a)
Steve Brand
b)
Tommy
c)
Don Martin
d)
Charlie
14.
14. Who is the most reasonable resident on Maple Street? Why?
a)
Charlie is the most resasonable because he protects the neighborhood
b)
Steve Brand is the most reasonable because he constantly is trying to calm down the neighbors.
c)
Tommy is the most reasonable because he provides a reason for the power outage.
d)
Les Goodman is the most reasionable because he blames Charlie of being a monster.
15.
15. According to the aliens at the end, which of the following will happen next?
a)
Everything will go back to normal.
b)
The aliens will let the people destroy themselves.
c)
The people on Maple Street will attack the aliens.
d)
Humans will finally band together to defend themselves
16.
16. A scapegoat is someone whom people blame for their troubles. How has Les Goodman become a scapegoat?
a)
Les Goodman has become a scapegoat because the residents start blaming him to be the monster.
b)
Les Goodman has become a scapegoat because the residents defend him.
c)
Les Goodman has become a scapegoat because the residents are unsure of him.
d)
Les Goodman has become a scapegoat because he grabbed the shotgun.
17.
17. Who do the aliens say the people's most dangerous enemy is?
a)
Tommy
b)
Charlie
c)
Don Martin
d)
Themselves.
18.
18. What is the climax of the teleplay?
a)
The climax is when Tommy tells the group about the aliens.
b)
The climax is when the lights go out in Charlie's house.
c)
The climax is when Charlie shoots the figure, who they find out is Pete Van Horn.
d)
The climax is when all the residents start to turn on one another and form a mob.
19.
19. What is the neighborhood's perception of who is causing the power outage?
a)
The neighbors perceive that monsters or aliens are causing the power outage.
b)
The neighbors perceive that Tommy is the monster.
c)
The neighbors perceive that a meteor is causing the power outage.
d)
The neighbors perceive that Charlie is causing the power outage.
20.
20. What is one of the themes or central ideas of the teleplay?
a)
One of the themes of the teleplay is to not communicate with outer space.
b)
One of the themes of the teleplay is to respect your neighbors.
c)
One of the themes of the teleplay is to keep the peace.
d)
One of the themes of the teleplay is to not jump to conclusions about people without proof.
21.
defiant
a)
boldly resisting
b)
agreement
c)
change of form
d)
person or group blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others
22.
metamorphosis
a)
change of form
b)
agreement
c)
boldly resisting
d)
person or group blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others
23.
Scapegoat.
a)
change of form
b)
agreement
c)
boldly resisting
d)
person or group blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others
24.
idiosyncrasy
a)
gathering
b)
oddity or strangeness
c)
victim of blame
d)
transformation
25.
converging
a)
gathering
b)
oddity or strangeness
c)
victim of blame
d)
transformation
26.
perspiring
a)
threat
b)
guard
c)
sleeplessness
d)
sweating
27.
menace
a)
threat
b)
guard
c)
sleeplessness
d)
sweating
28.
insomnia
a)
threat
b)
guard
c)
sleeplessness
d)
sweating
29.
dense
a)
threat
b)
unintelligent or slow to understand
c)
sleeplessness
d)
gathering
30.
incriminate
a)
threat
b)
unintelligent
c)
sleeplessness
d)
to show involvement in a crime or fault
31.
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
32.
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.
33.
Who turned out to be the resident's biggest enemy?
a)
the figures
b)
Charlie
c)
Tommy
d)
themselves
34.
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
35.
In your opinion, what "force" drove the residents of Maple Street to become a mob against each other?
a)
their lack of trust
b)
their fear of the unknown
c)
their inability to solve a crime
d)
their lack of common sense
36.
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.
37.
How does the crowd's mood change as the plot begins to unravel?
a)
It reverts from worried to calm.
b)
It grows from concerned to full of rage.
c)
It starts off as worried, but changes to fear and suspicion.
d)
It changes from upset to sadness.
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