Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

Which of the following takes place at the opening of the teleplay?

• A fight develops between Don Martin and Les Goodman.

• The narrator describes where and when the teleplay takes place.

• The car belonging to Steve Brand will not start.

• A mysterious telephone call is made to Myra Brand.

Tommy believes that the power outage was caused by

• a total eclipse of the sun

• his neighbor, Don Martin

• a strong electrical storm

• aliens from outer space

Between which characters does the conflict of the teleplay develop?

• Tommy and his friends

• all the neighbors on Maple Street

• strangers who move to Maple Street

• Steve Brand and the narrator

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Which of the following do the people of Maple Street do at the end of the teleplay?

• The residents violently accuse one another of starting the power failure.

• The people all leave their homes and run away forever.

• As a group, they surrender to the mysterious strangers.

• Once power is restored, the residents resume their daily lives.

What do FIgure One and FIgure Two reveal in Act Two, Scene Two?

• The people on Maple Street are actually monsters.

• They were responsible for causing the blackout.

• Tommy has been communicating with them all along.

• Their plan to land on Maple Street went wrong.

How is Pete Van Horn killed?

• Tommy shoots Pete because he thinks he is an alien.

• Charlie shoots Pete because he thinks he is a monster.

• Charlie runs Pete over with his car by accident.

• The aliens zap Pete with a laser gun.

What is the main conflict of the story?

• the people of Maple Street vs. their fear of the unknown

• the people of Maple Street vs. aliens

• Tommy vs. the adult neighbors

• Pete Van Horn vs. Charlie

Choose the correct definition of "flustered."

• Destroyed

• Foolish behavior

• Agitated and confused

• In danger

What does the word "scapegoat" mean?

• A goat that escapes

• An innocent person forced to take the blame for other people's actions

• Foolish behavior

• An attempt to trick someone

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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? 
(Hint: think of the last part of the story when the aliens repeat the word "few")

• 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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