The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Why do you think the writer made the events occur 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 caused 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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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

• 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. 

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Which statement best describes a mob scene?

• One thought takes over.

• Many different thoughts

• 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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When Charlie sees all of Maple Street lit by candles, he says, “Why, it’s like goin’ back into the dark ages or somethin’.” What does this mean?

• The space creatures may take the townspeople to a different time period. 
• The neighborhood is dark and lit up by only candles. 
• The creatures causing the power failure are from 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 real monster is — 

• Tommy’s mind 
• the fear of human minds 
• Charlie’s behavior 
• Steve’s mind 

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In a play or a story, complications/events — 

• are the most exciting moments in the story 
• are the sequence of events in the story 
• are the solutions to the problems 
• make it hard for the characters to get what they want 

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