The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Which of these statements would be unimportant in a summary of Act I?

• A roar and a flash of light interrupt the usual events in a neighborhood one evening.

• The power fails, telephones and portable radios do not work, and cars will not start.

• A boy says that aliens would not like it if the neighbors left the town.

• A man reminds his neighbors that his family has lived on the street for five years.

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In Act II of Monsters, why are the residents so quick to focus on one another as the source of their fear?

• They have never trusted one another.

• They want to keep the focus off themselves.

• They have evidence that there are aliens in the town.

• They see that some neighbors have lights and some do not.

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Which detail from Act II of Monsters is essential to an understanding of the play?

• Sally says that she and Ethel Goodman have been friends for years.

• Steve says that no one may enter his home without a search warrant.

• Charlie believes that Pete Van Horn is a monster and shoots him.

• The lights in Charlie's house suddenly come back on.

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What is the main motivating emotion throughout Monsters?

• suspicion

• anger

• sympathy

• despair

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Which event in Monsters starts the breakdown of the community?

• the voices of Figure One and Figure Two

• the sound of an object passing overhead

• an argument between Steve and Charlie

• a story told by Tommy about space aliens

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In Act I of Monsters, what motivates STeve to identify meteors and sunspots as the source of the neighborhood's troubles?

• He is an astronomy teacher.

• He is an alien disguised as a human.

• He wants to reassure everyone.

• He wants to excavate the meteor.

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What detail is unimportant to a summary of Act I of Monsters?

• Phones and various machines stop working.

• A large object flashes overhead and disappears.

• Steve has recently filled his car's gas tank.

• Tommy says that no one should leave town.

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What emotion motivates Steve to make this speech?

"There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it. "

• optimism

• fury

• love

• boredom

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At the climax of Monsters, what single message underlies all of the characters' statements?

• Pick on them, not me!

• I want my lights back on!

• I never believed in aliens!

• Somebody, call the police!

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What conclusion can you draw from the dialogue between Figures One and Two at the conclusion of Monsters?

• That is not the first town they have visited.

• They know how to control meteors and sunspots.

• They will settle on Maple Street as human beings.

• They are successful only in small towns.

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