Monsters are Due on Maple Street Quiz Study Guide
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- Q1Who is the first person killed on Maple Street?Pete Van HornTommyCharlieLes Goodman30s
- Q2Why do the neighbors become suspicious of Tommy?Because he looks different from themBecause he seems to know things he shouldn'tBecause he is a known troublemakerBecause he is new to the neighborhood30s
- Q3What sets off the chain of events that leads to chaos on Maple Street?A neighbor's murderPower outages and strange occurrencesTommy's strange behaviorA meteor sighting30s
- Q4Who ultimately turns the gun on the crowd, leading to further chaos?SteveCharlieLesDon30s
- Q5What does the narrator suggest is the true enemy in the story?A secret organizationActual monsters from outer spaceThe fears and prejudices of the peopleThe government30s
- Q6When do the neighbors first sense something is wrong?When the power and phone lines suddenly go out.When they switch on the lightsWhen a stranger appearsWhen they see a meteorWhen they hear a loud noise30s
- Q7Who are Figures 1 and 2?They are kids from the next town over.They are aliens that are causing chaos.They are two unknown men from the town.30s
- Q8How does the crowd's mood change as the plot begins to unravel?It reverts from worried to calm.It changes from upset to sadness.It starts off as worried, but changes to fear and suspicion.30s
- Q9According to the play, what is a "mob"?A group of people who live in the same street.A group of people who know each other.A group of people who are afraid in a situation.A group of people who become mad/furious and potentially violent.30s
- Q10To resistTremendousAntagonismMurmurDefiant30s
- Q11Moving at a slow paceSluggishlyOptimisticContortedAssent30s
- Q12To cause to appear guiltyIncriminateRevelationIdiosyncrasyMurmur30s
- Q13Behaviors or traits that are seen as strangeAntagonismMaterializedIdiosyncrasyContorted30s
- Q14Twisted or pulled out of shapeRevelationSluggishlyContortedMaterialized30s
- Q15To be hostile or angryantagonismidiosyncrasyoptimisticmurmur30s