Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Review (Norris) Question Preview (ID: 49824)


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How did Les Goodman defend himself when the woman told what she had seen him doing early in the morning.
a) He said he had insomnia.
b) He said he liked to look up at the stars at night.
c) He said he had been hearing strange noises overhead.
d) He said his house had been broken into.

What happened when Les Goodman was standing on his porch?
a) The light suddenly went out.
b) The crowd rushed onto the porch to capture him.
c) The car suddenly turned off.
d) The crowd heard another meteor right over his house.

What was the first thing that made people suspicious of Les Goodman?
a) His car started by itself.
b) His car started up right away when he turned the key.
c) They could hear the radio coming from his house.
d) His phone was still working.

When the electricity, phones, radios, and mowers went dead, why did Pete Van Horn go to Floral Street?
a) He wanted to see if they had power on that street.
b) He wanted to make sure no one had been hurt there.
c) He was checking to see if the meteor had landed there.
d) He went to check if anyone was home there.

According to Tommy, how did the creatures from outer space prepare things prior to invading?
a) The sent four people that looked like humans but weren't.
b) They set up walls around the town.
c) The tried to start fires after making all the power go out.
d) They sent invisible monsters ahead of them.

What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader? Steve leaves Charlie, walks over to the boy, and puts his hand on the boy's shoulder. He forces his voice to remain gentle.
a) shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
b) creates a sense of mystery
c) makes people focus on outer space
d) makes people focus on inner space

What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader? In this brief fraction of a moment, it takes the first step toward changing from a group into a mob.
a) reveals that this group might easily become uncontrolled
b) creates a sense of mystery
c) makes people focus on outer space
d) shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown

Which of these is the best summary of Act I of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
a) A strange event causes neighbors to become suspicious of one another.
b) The neighbors on Maple Street are unhappy because their power is out.
c) Pete Van Horn leaves Maple Street to see what is happening elsewhere.
d) Les Goodman frightens his neighbors when his car starts by itself.

Which of the following takes place at the opening of the teleplay?
a) The narrator describes where and when the teleplay takes place.
b) A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.
c) The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.
d) A mysterious telephone call is made to Myra Brand.

Tommy believes that the power outage was caused by
a) aliens from outer space
b) a strong electrical storm
c) his neighbor, Don Martin
d) a total eclipse of the sun

At first, the residents do not believe Tommy's tale. A complication arises when --
a) Les Goodman's car suddenly starts up
b) the lights suddenly go on at Steve's house
c) the neighbors find out that Les Goodman is an alien
d) the aliens send four creatures to earth to prepare for the landing

At the opening, the camera pans down to show Maple Street. At this point, the residents seem
a) friendly with each other
b) suspicious of one another
c) like aliens from outer space
d) like a violent mob

The residents turn against Les Goodman because they -
a) distrust anyone who is different
b) like fifth columnists
c) know the Goodman family owns a ham radio
d) don't like people with foreign cars

Which statement best describes a mob scene?
a) Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.
b) Individual voices are heard and everyone tries to act together.
c) Everyone works together to reach an agreement.
d) No one person is important, and each individual is respected.

All of the following events make the residents nervous and arouse their suspicions except -
a) one man's power mower stops working
b) a screeching roar is heard overhead
c) Mrs. Brand's stove stops working
d) Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages

When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, They don't want you to. To whom is he referring?
a) Aliens from outer space
b) The wives
c) His parents
d) The residents of Maple Street

Why do the residents start to believe Tommy's story?
a) Fear overtakes their good sense.
b) They had read similar stories in books.
c) They think it is wise to consider every possibility
d) Tommy has always told the truth before.

Why do you think the writer made the evens occur on Maple Street, USA?
a) The aliens were told to find this street
b) The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.
c) The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.
d) The main characters live on this street.

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