Quiz on 'The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street'

What is the setting of the story?

• An underground bunker

• A distant planet

• A quiet, small-town American street

• A bustling city

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What unusual event occurs at 6:43 PM?

• An earthquake

• A parade

• A meteor-like object passes overhead

• A power outage

What stops working on Maple Street?

• Water supply

• Electricity and phones

• The internet

• All the cars

Who suggests that the cause might be a meteor?

• Myra Brand

• Tommy

• Don Martin

• Steve Brand

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is the first to suggest that aliens might be involved?

• Les Goodman

• Charlie

• Tommy

• Pete Van Horn

Which character's car starts by itself?

• Don Martin

• Steve Brand

• Les Goodman

• Charlie

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is accused of being different or not belonging?

• Charlie

• Les Goodman

• Steve Brand

• Tommy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the crowd become as suspicion grows?

• A jury

• A search party

• A mob

• A council

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is mistakenly killed by Charlie?

• Les Goodman

• Pete Van Horn

• Steve Brand

• Tommy

What phenomenon causes the residents to turn on each other?

• A gas leak

• A spell

• A psychological experiment

• Alien manipulation