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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why does Tommy tell Steve not to go downtown?
"they" don't want him to leave the neighborhood
too much traffic
the meteor is still burning
it's getting too dark and there is no power
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is so unusual about the electric power going out on Maple Street?
There is a random flash of light then the radio, cars, and telephones won't work
The portable radios still work.
The cars still start.
The people are unable to leave the neighborhood.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which character do the residents of Maple Street start to accuse of being an alien FIRST?
Goodman
Pete Van Horn
Steve
Don
Charlie
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who makes a statement that they are talking to three-headed green men and aliens from outer space?
Tommy
Don
Woman
Steve
- 5. Multiple Choice
What FIRST causes neighbors to suspect that Les Goodman is from outer space?
He didn't come out to look at the roar and flashing light.
One woman has seen him looking at the sky in the middle of the night.
His car starts by itself.
He has lived on Maple Street for only 5 years.
- 6. Multiple Choice
At the end of Act 1, what does Goodman say to the mob that hints at an action to come later in the play?
"You know what I'm guilty of? I'm guilty of insomnia."
"What is this, a gag or something?"
"We're no different from any of the rest of you!"
"As God is my witness... you're letting something begin here that's a nightmare!"
- 7. Multiple Choice
What plot event temporarily turns the neighbors away from arguing among themselves?
The lights come on in Charlie's house.
Steve admits to talking to monsters from outer space.
A figure appears down the street, walking toward them.
Les Goodman's car starts by itself.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Whom or what does Charlie shoot with the shotgun?
The monster from outer space.
Steve Brand
Don Martin
Pete Van Horn
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who does Charlie accuse of being an alien AFTER the mob starts to accuse him?
Don
Tommy
Charlie
Woman
Goodman
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why does Tommy think aliens are living among them?
his favorite comic book
his favorite movie
his favorite tv show
his dad told him
he saw a family turn into aliens at night
- 11. Multiple Choice
What mainly does the final line reveal about what has happened (when the lights come in Charlie's house ) over the course of the excerpt?
GOODMAN. That’s what I’d like to know
The "monster" has been revealed, and it is Goodman.
The neighbors have reached an agreement about who is to blame.
The original accused has become an accuser among the group of people.
The neighbors have discovered who is causing the lights to go off.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following selections best expresses a theme (the feeling) of the excerpt?
Talking through a problem can allow for a peaceful resolution.
Fear of the unknown and paranoia can bring out the worst of people.
Spying on the behavior of others assists in preventing neighborhood crime
Leadership is necessary when trying to come up with a solution
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which inference about Steve's feelings toward Goodman is best supported by the excerpt?
Steve feels protective of Goodman
Steve feels thankful for Goodman.
Steve feels angry with Goodman.
Steve feels afraid of Goodman.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who says this line in the excerpt?
“‘…a couple of times I’d come out on the porch and I’d see Mr. Goodman here in the wee hours of the morning standing out in front of his house…’”
Steve
Don
The Woman
Charlie
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who is causing the strange occurrences on Maple Street?
aliens observing the humans
no one
Goodman
a meteor
- 16. Multiple Choice
The meaning of the word "idiosyncrasy" is:
an uncommon way in which a person acts or thinks
inability to sleep
to make someone seem guilty or responsible for a wrongdoing
unable to understand something simple; thick-headed
to twist into a strange shape
- 17. Multiple Choice
The meaning of the word "contort" is:
unable to understand something simple; thick-headed
to make someone seem guilty or responsible for a wrongdoing
to twist into a strange shape
inability to sleep
an uncommon way in which a person acts or thinks
- 18. Multiple Choice
The meaning of the word "incriminate" is
an uncommon way in which a person acts or thinks
inability to sleep
to make someone seem guilty or responsible for a wrongdoing
unable to understand something simple; thick-headed
to twist into a strange shape
- 19. Multiple Choice
The meaning of the word "insomnia" is
to make someone seem guilty or responsible for a wrongdoing
unable to understand something simple; thick-headed
to twist into a strange shape
inability to sleep
an uncommon way in which a person acts or think
- 20. Multiple Choice
The meaning of the word "dense" is:
an uncommon way in which a person acts or think
inability to sleep
to make someone seem guilty or responsible for a wrongdoing
unable to understand something simple; thick-headed
to twist into a strange shape
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