Monsters 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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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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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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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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Which character's speech BEST expresses the author's opinion?

• Charlie: "A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything."
• Sally: "It just doesn't seem right, keeping watch on one of our neighbors."
• Steve: "You're standing here all set to crucify - all set to find a scapegoat...the only thing that's gonna happen is that we'll eat each other up!"
• Les Goodman: "If anybody sets foot on my porch, they're going to get trouble!"

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Who is the protagonist?

• Steve
• Charlie
• the aliens
• Pete Van Horn

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At the opening of the play, the camera pans down to show Maple Street.  At this point the residents seem

• friendly with each other.
• like a violent mob.
• suspicious of one another.
• like aliens from outer space.

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At the end of the play, the reader can infer that the residents will

• resolve their problems.
• meet with the aliens.
• kill each other.
• move to another town.

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Which is the BEST summary of this story?

• Aliens take over a neighborhood.
• A neighborhood is plunged into darkness by a suspected meteor hit and all the neighbors go crazy and kill each other.
• On a peaceful suburban street, strange occurrences and suspicious people wake the residents' paranoia to a disastrous and surprising end.
• Tommy gets everyone to believe his story about alien invasions, and Charlie persists in accusing everyone who is a little different of being the aliens

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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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