The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Assessment

The initial incident at 6:43 P.M. includes a roar and _____.

• A flash of light

• A blast of wind

• A clap of thunder

• A crash

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What is strange about Maple Street immediately following the flash of light?

• The Nintendo games won't work

• The batteries in the cars explode

• The ice-cream truck disappears

• The electricity goes off in everyone's house

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The character that first suggest the aliens are coming is ____.

• Steve

• Tommy

• Les

• Charlie

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What mysterious event causes the neighbors to become suspicious of Les Goodman?

• His radio makes a static noise.

• His car starts by itself.

• He is overheard talking on the telephone.

• He is the only one who has a big head like an alien.

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Why do the residents on Maple Street begin to turn against each other?

• They are jealous of each other

• They figure out they don't really know each other

• They are scared

• They are angry that the electric bills weren't paid

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Who were the real monsters of Maple Street?

• The residents

• The aliens

• The children

• The police

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CCSS.W.7.9A

How would a reader describe Steve's personality?

• Calm

• Angry

• Furious

• Happy

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CCSS.W.7.9A

What would be the best character trait to describe Charlie?

• Suspicious

• Positive

• Trusting

• Sad

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What is the climax in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?

• When the aliens land

• When the cars won't start

• When Pete Van Horn confronts Steve

• When Charlie kills Pete Van Horn

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"Well, why don't you go downtown and check with the police, though they'll probably think we're crazy or something. A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything."

What does flustered mean?

• Calm

• Worried

• Cheerful

• Encouraged

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