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Review for QUIZ:The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What would best describe the setting of Maple Street?
a)

A. a neighborhood in any city

b)

B. a calm suburban community

c)
C. A rural area with farmland
2.
2. In Act I of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” which shows when the neighbors begin to consider that one of them is responsible for the strange events?
a)
A. when Steve talks about meteors and sunspots as the most likely explanation
b)

B. when the electricity goes off after the flash in the sky

c)
C. when Pete Van Horn says that he is going to see if the power is still on on Floral Street
d)

D. when Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go because they don't want him to

3.
3. Where does Pete Van Horn go?
a)

A. He goes back into his house

b)

B. He walks with Steve to the police station

c)
C. He goes to Floral Street to see if they have electricity.
d)

D. He stays with the crowd.

4.
4. At the end of Act 1, what actions do the people take that SHOW they don't trust Les Goodman?
a)
A. The woman talks about how he was up late at night.
b)

B. They start chasing him with rocks.

c)
C. They keep stepping away from him.
d)
D. Les's car turn on
5.
5. Which of these lines best expresses the theme of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”?
a)
A. “They pick the most dangerous enemy they can find . . . and it’s themselves.”
b)
B. “I was just tryin’ to . . . tryin’ to protect my home, that’s all!”
c)

C. “Maybe Pete there was trying to tell us something.”

d)
D. “No . . . no . . . it’s nothing of the sort! I don’t know why the lights are on.”
6.
6. What starts the conflict in the story?
a)

A. The electricity goes off

b)
B. Tommy sharing the story of the aliens.
c)

C. The woman telling the story about Les standing outside in the crowd.

d)

D. Charlie shooting the dark figure.

7.
7. Why do the neighbors turn against Les?
a)

A. He's only lived there for 5 years.

b)
B. He has insomnia.
c)

C. He stands outside at night looking at the sky.

d)
D. His car starts by itself.
8.
8. The neighbors turn on Steve next because
a)
A. He stands up for Les.
b)

B. He tries to keep the crowd calm.

c)
C. He calls the police.
d)
D. He argues with Charles.
9.
9. Who shoots Pete Van Horn?
a)
A. Charlie
b)
B. Tommy
c)
C. Les
d)
D. Steve
10.
10. The theme of this drama is
a)
A. Aliens live among us.
b)
B. Judging and jumping to conclusions turns people to monsters.
c)
C. Mobs are easily influenced.
d)
D. Mobs are always correct and fair.
11.

11. Read this quotation from the end of Scene 2 Act 2. “Their world is full of Maple Streets.” What does this line mean?

a)

A. All the streets are called Maple Street.

b)

B. Maple Street represents any place..

c)

C. The people will all act the same way when faced with the same situations.

12.
12. Figure One ends the play with the lines, "And we'll go from one to the other and let them destroy themselves. One to the other...one to the other, one to the other--" What can you infer this statement means?
a)

A. The "figures" want to destroy all neighborhoods on Earth.

b)
B. The two figures feel humans are good people.
c)
C. Humans are too smart to be tricked by the electricity going off.
d)

D. The two figures feel humans will work together to fix any problems.

13.
Why do the residents start to believe Tommy’s story? 
a)
They had read similar stories in books. 
b)
Tommy has always told the truth before. 
c)
Fear overtakes their good sense. 
d)
They think it is wise to consider every possibility. 
14.
Les Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of 
a)
insomnia.
b)
summoning space aliens.
c)
tricking his neighbors.
d)
none of these
15.

Pete Van Horn volunteers to

a)

walk to the nearby street to see if the power is off there too

b)

. walk to the police station

c)

see if his ham radio works

d)

fix Les Goodman’s car

16.

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.

17.

Which character is the voice of reason? In other words, which character demonstrates leadership and reasonable, rational thinking?

a)

Les

b)

Steve

c)

Charlie

d)

Don

18.
Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn? 
a)
He thinks Pete caused the power failure. 
b)
He believes Pete is making ham radios. 
c)
He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky. 
d)
He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster. 
19.
The residents turn against Les Goodman because they -
a)
like fifth columnists.
b)
don't like people with foreign cars.
c)
distrust anyone who is different.
d)
know the Goodman family owns a ham radio.
20.

What is Tommy's theory of the cause of the events?

a)

Animals are attacking

b)

Aliens are invading them

c)

The government is involved.

d)

There are spies from another country among them.

21.

Steve says, “That’s exactly what it is — some kind of madness, “ he means that

a)

everyone has contracted a disease which causes madness

b)

the neighbors are crazy to suspect each other

c)

Les Goodman is crazy to go out

d)

the monsters have driven people crazy

22.
Why does the group's suspicion suddenly fall upon Charlie?
a)
his radio begins to play
b)
his car drives away on its own
c)
his electricity goes on
d)
he shouts something in a strange language
23.
Why did Les Goodman become a scapegoat?
a)
He had an odd personality and sat outside looking at the sky
b)
People in the neighborhood didn't like him
c)
He had a ham radio in the basement
d)
He kept everyone else awake at night and was an oddball

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