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Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Review (Norris)
Test Description: Review for ACT 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When Charlie sees all of Maple Street lit by candles, he says, Why, it's like goin' back into the dark ages or something'. Considering what happens in the play, what second meaning would this statement have?
A
The residents have let their fear, rather than their reason, take over.
B
The creatures causing the power failure are from the Dark Ages.
C
The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period.
D
People used candles during the Dark Ages.
2) Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?
A
He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster.
B
He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.
C
He believes Pete is making ham radios.
D
He thinks Pete caused the power failure.
3) At the end of the play, it turns out that the real monster is -
A
Steve's mind
B
the fear and prejudice of human minds
C
Charlie's behavior
D
Tommy's mind
4) At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are --
A
resolving their problems
B
meeting with the aliens
C
turning on one another
D
moivng to another town
5) Which of the following takes place at the opening of the teleplay?
A
A mysterious telephone call is made to Myra Brand.
B
A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.
C
The narrator describes where and when the teleplay takes place.
D
The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.
6) Between which characters does the conflict of the teleplay develop?
A
strangers who move to Maple Street
B
Steve Brand and the narrator
C
all the neighbors on Maple Street
D
Tommy and his friends
7) What emotion motivates Steve in this speech from Act II of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”? The speech where he asks everyone to share all the things that they might do that are suspicious
A
sorrow
B
amusement
C
love
D
disgust
8) Which of the following describes the mood on Maple street at the end of the teleplay?
A
an excited celebration
B
a tense nightmare
C
a calm return to normal
D
a humorous sense of relief
9) Which of the following do the people of Maple Street do at the end of the teleplay?
A
The people all leave their homes and run away forever.
B
The residents violently accuse one another of starting the power failure.
C
As a group, they surrender to the mysterious strangers.
D
Once the power is restored, the residents resume their normal lives.
10) Which statement best summarizes the theme of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
A
Neighborhoods should be prepared for an invasion from outer space.
B
If everyone is suspected of being dangerous, then no one is dangerous.
C
When neighbors suspect one another, they can destroy their community.
D
Good neighbors should not object to being observed by the police.
11) What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader? The dark figure continues to walk toward them as the people stand there, fearful, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of their wives.
A
makes people focus on outer space
B
makes people focus on inner space
C
shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
D
emphasizes the fact that the crowd is so overcome with fear of the unknown
12) What did Don bring up that made Steve look suspicious?
A
Steve had been working on something in his basement at night.
B
Steve was not around when the meteor appeared.
C
Steve kept agreeing with Mr. Goodman.
D
Steve was getting upset at Charlie.
13) What did Don do when he saw the dark figure approaching?
A
He told everyone to quiet down and stay where they were.
B
He told Tommy to try and talk to the approaching figure.
C
He held up a shotgun.
D
He asked Steve to come with him to approach the figure.
14) What happened just after Pete Van Horn had been shot?
A
Mr. Goodman's car started running again.
B
The lights in Charlie's house came back on.
C
The power came back on in Steve's house.
D
Someone tried to kill Charlie.
15) How did Charlie end up with blood on his face?
A
He fell as he was trying to run away
B
A rock thrown from the group broke a window and a couple of pieces of glass cut him.
C
A rock from the crowd hit him in the face.
D
Don took his gun back and shot him as he ran away.
16) Who were the most dangerous enemies of the people on Maple Street?
A
monsters in a space craft
B
themselves
C
the people on Floral Street
D
aliens who looked like human beings
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