The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

hostility, active opposition

• optimistic

• antagonism

• incisive

• incriminate

circumstance

• Condition surrounding something; a situation

• hopeful and confident about the future

• to reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty

• a person or group that bears the blame for another

incisive

• hopeful and confident about the future

• to reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty

• Sharply cutting; direct and powerful

• Condition surrounding something; a situation

The ____________ between the two presidential candidates made for a very heated debate.

• prejudice

• scapegoat

• antagonism

• incriminate

When I told Frank I would never ___________ to a divorce, he stormed out of the house.

• optimistic

• incisive

• incriminate

• assent

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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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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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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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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An optimistic message is one that is

• difficult to understand
• hopeful about the future
• extremely easy to understand
• full of wrong information

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