The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Why did the writer make the events occur on Maple Street, USA?

• 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 suspicious except

• One man's power mower stops working.
• The ice cream man sells treats to neighborhood children.
• A screeching roar is heard overhead.
• Steve Brand works on a ham radio in his basement.

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What is the story's theme?

• Fear can cause people to think irrationally.
• People are their own worst enemies.
• Thoughts, attitudes, and prejudices are as destructive as bombs.
• All of these

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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.

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

• aliens from outer space
• the residents of Maple Street
• their wives
• his parents

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Right after the power failure, Charlie says, "A little power failure and we get all flustered and everything." Why is this 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 is similar to what the creatures later say about the humans.
• It shows that Charlie will overcome his fear and save the town.

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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 like people with foreign cars.
• distrust anyone who is different.
• know the Goodman family owns a ham radio.

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What FACT did the woman observe about Les Goodman?

• He has insomnia and can't sleep some nights.
• He communicates with aliens in the middle of the night.
• He stands in his yard looking up at the stars some nights.
• He is an alien.

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What makes this story an allegory?

• It could happen anywhere.
• It is science fiction.
• The aliens represent a political fear that eats away at the residents' humanity.
• Serling used this story to speak out against a social injustice of his day.

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