"Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

Why do you think Rod Serling chose to create the setting on Maple Street, U.S.A.?

• The aliens were told to find this street
• The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.
• The main characters live on this street.
• The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.

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All of the following events make the residents nervous and arouse their suspicions except -

• one man's power mower stops working
• Tommy's computer starts displaying strange messages
• a screeching roar is heard overhead
• Mrs. Brand's stove stops working

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Right after the power failure, Charlie says, "A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything." Why is this statement significant?

• It suggests that there will be a greater power failure later in the story.
• It suggests that the residents will discover the reason behind the power failure.
• It foreshadows what the creatures later say about the humans. It supports one of the themes of the drama.
• It shows that Charlie will overcome his fear and save the town.

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When Tommy tells Mr. Brand not to go downtown, he says, "They don't want you to." Who is the "they" to whom he referring?

• Aliens from outer space
• The residents of Maple Street
• The wives
• His parents

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Why do the residents start to believe Tommy's story?

• They had read similar stories in books.
• Tommy has always told the truth before.
• Fear overtakes their good sense.
• They think it is wise to consider every possibility

Which statement best describes a mob scene?

• Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.
• Everyone works together to reach an agreement.
• Individual voices are heard and everyone tries to act together.
• No one person is important, and each individual is respected.

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The residents turn against Les Goodman because they -

• like fifth columnists
• don't life people with foreign cars
• distrust anyone who is different
• know the Goodman family owns a ham radio

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When Charlie sees al of Maple Street lit by candles, he says, "Why, it's like goin' back into the dark ages or something'." Considering what happens in the play, what second meaning would this statement have?

• The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period.
• The residents have let their fear, rather than their reason, take over.
• The creatures causing the power failure are from the Dark Ages.
• People used candles during the Dark Ages.

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Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

• He thinks Pete caused the power failure.
• He believes Pete is making ham radios.
• He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.
• He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster.

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At the end of the play, it turns out that the read monster is -

• Tommy's mind
• the fear and prejudice of human minds
• Charlie's behavior
• Steve's mind

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