Mid-term Exam
Dear students,
Please answer the exam using your books on the Selections "A Crush" and "Monsters are due on Maple Street" pages 124 to 161
Good luck, everyone.
- 1.
Answer the following questions according to the selection "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"What details on Tommy’s story tells you that it is science fiction?
- A.
A) It happens in Maple Street.
- B.
B) It talks about monsters from the outer space.
- C.
C) All power is off
Correct Answer
B. B) It talks about monsters from the outer space. -
- 2.
Is Tommy working on a radio in his basement that no one has seen?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 3.
When Steve says on page 147, “Who do I talk to? I talk to monsters from outer space. I talk to three-headed green men who fly over here in what look like meteors.” He was …
- A.
Finally confessing he was a monster
- B.
Using irony because he was angry
- C.
Trying to distract the attention to his wife
Correct Answer
B. Using irony because he was angry -
- 4.
What causes Charlie to fire the gun? (select 2)
- A.
He is afraid of monsters from outer space.
- B.
He wants to shoot his gun to see if it works.
- C.
He sees a dark figure walking slowly toward them.
- D.
He accidentally shoots the gun.
Correct Answer(s)
A. He is afraid of monsters from outer space.
C. He sees a dark figure walking slowly toward them. -
- 5.
What does Charlie do when the people blame him?
- A.
He shoots the people.
- B.
He tells them it was the monsters fault.
- C.
He swears he knows who is with the monsters.
Correct Answer
C. He swears he knows who is with the monsters. -
- 6.
Why does Charlie accuse Tommy?
- A.
He wants to clarify the things.
- B.
He wants justice to be served.
- C.
He is just trying to get out of trouble.
Correct Answer
C. He is just trying to get out of trouble. -
- 7.
What was the real cause of the power failure at the beginning of the story?
- A.
Steve’s radio set.
- B.
It was just a coincidence.
- C.
The alien monsters.
- D.
Charlie did it.
Correct Answer
C. The alien monsters. -
- 8.
Who does Figure One say is the most dangerous enemy of the people on Maple Street?
- A.
Charlie
- B.
Tommy
- C.
Steve
- D.
Themselves
Correct Answer
D. Themselves -
- 9.
Answer the following questions according to the selection A Crush.How could Dolores be described? Mark 3 options
- A.
She has a tattoo of a baying coyote.
- B.
She wears T-shirts.
- C.
She has handyman skills like knowing about cars and tools.
- D.
She was in the Navy when she was young.
Correct Answer(s)
A. She has a tattoo of a baying coyote.
B. She wears T-shirts.
C. She has handyman skills like knowing about cars and tools. -
- 10.
What are Ernie’s most precious possessions?
- A.
His flower seeds packages.
- B.
His baseball cards.
- C.
His TV set.
- D.
His bike.
Correct Answer
A. His flower seeds packages. -
- 11.
Did Ernie get the first seeds delivered by mistake?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 12.
Why does Ernie panic when he sees Jack putting seeds into the ground?
- A.
He is afraid Jack won’t invite him to plant the seeds.
- B.
He is afraid Jack won’t plant the seeds properly.
- C.
He is afraid Jack is planting his seeds.
Correct Answer
C. He is afraid Jack is planting his seeds. -
- 13.
What happened to Ernie when he went to the restaurant for the first time?
- A.
He was too nervous to eat.
- B.
He had a crush on Dolores.
- C.
He ran away.
- D.
He got food poisoned
Correct Answer
A. He was too nervous to eat. -
- 14.
When does Ernie see Dolores for the first time?
- A.
When they went to Stan’s Hardware.
- B.
The third time he went to breakfast to the restaurant.
- C.
When Jack introduced Dolores to him.
Correct Answer
B. The third time he went to breakfast to the restaurant. -
- 15.
What did Jack buy to help Ernie deal with the end of summer and the gardening season? (Check 2 boxes)
- A.
He buys him a special light
- B.
He buys him a good coat
- C.
He buys him a bunch of paper flowers.
- D.
He buys him a big box of flower seeds
Correct Answer(s)
A. He buys him a special light
D. He buys him a big box of flower seeds -
- 16.
What is the effect of the flowers on Dick and Dolores? (Check 2 boxes)
- A.
Dick talks more to customers.
- B.
Dick makes special sales.
- C.
Dolores looks nicer.
- D.
Dolores smiles a lot.
Correct Answer(s)
A. Dick talks more to customers.
C. Dolores looks nicer. -
- 17.
What is the theme of the selection?
- A.
People should not live alone
- B.
Flowers make people happier.
- C.
Love can change people for the better.
Correct Answer
C. Love can change people for the better. -
- 18.
What makes Jack a good caretaker and friend? (Check all of the correct ones)
- A.
He is patient, kind, and understanding.
- B.
He teaches Ernie gardening skills
- C.
He eats breakfast with Ernie every Wednesday morning.
- D.
He enjoys giving flowers
Correct Answer(s)
A. He is patient, kind, and understanding.
B. He teaches Ernie gardening skills
C. He eats breakfast with Ernie every Wednesday morning. -
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