Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

What is the setting of this screenplay?

• A quiet residential street in a small town

• A quiet residential street in a large city

• The downtown area of a town

• An alien spaceship

What is so unusual about the electric power going out on Maple Street?

• The telephone lines are also out.

• The portable radios do not work.

• The cars won't start.

• The people are unable to leave the neighborhood.

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Which character's statement best explains why the people on Maple Street are so upset that none of their machines run?

• Charlie: A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything.

• Van Horn: I'll cut through the backyard... See if the power's still on on Floral Street.

• Steve: It couldn't be the meteor. A meteor couldn't do this.

• Don: I didn't hear any crash though, did you?

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Which clue might lead you to predict that the neighbors will become suspicious of one another?

• Man One's comment that they are crazy to be listening to Tommy.

• Don's assurance that the meteor could affect their machines.

• Woman's comment that Tommy has been reading too many comic books.

• Steve's joke that they should run a check to see who's really human.

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What FIRST causes neighbors to suspect that Les Goodman is from outer space?

• He didn't come out to look at the roar and flashing light.

• One woman has seen him looking at the sky in the middle of the night.

• His car starts by itself.

• He has lived on Maple Street for only 5 years.

At the end of Act 1, what does Goodman say to the mob that hints at an action to come later in the play?

• "You know what I'm guilty of? I'm guilty of insomnia."

• "What is this, a gag or something?"

• "We're no different from any of the rest of you!"

• "As God is my witness... you're letting something begin here that's a nightmare!"

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What plot event temporarily turns the neighbors away from their conflict among themselves?

• The lights come on in Charlie's house.

• Steve admits to talking to monsters from outer space.

• A figure appears down the street, walking toward them.

• Les Goodman's car starts by itself.

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Whom or what does Charlie shoot with the shotgun?

• The monster from outer space.

• Steve Brand

• Don Martin

• Pete Van Horn

The _________ soldiers refused to obey their leader's orders.

• Agreeable

• Defiant

• De facto

• Dedicated

A ______ is a person who is blamed for a problem.

• Metamorphosis

• Scapula

• Scapegrace

• Scapegoat