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 cause them to be suspicious EXCEPT:

• one man's lawn 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." Who is "they"?

• Aliens from outer space

• The residents of Maple Street

• the wives

• the parents

Why do the residents believe Tommy's story?

• They had read similar stories in books.

• Tommy has always told the truth before.

• Fear overtakes their good sense.

• They are trying to consider every possibility.

Which statement best describes a mob scene?

• Individual voices are drowned out, and fear and anger take over.

• Everyone works together to reach an agreement.

• Individual voices are heard and everyone works together.

• Everyone is respected and heard.

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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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Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

• He thinks Pete has cause 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 first, the residents do not believe Tommy's story. A complication arises when ----

• the lights suddenly go on at Steve's house.

• Les Goodman's car suddenly starts up.

• the neighbors find out that Les Goodman is an alien.

• the aliens send four creatures to earth to prepare for landing.

At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are ----

• resolving their problems

• meeting with the aliens

• turning on one another

• moving to another town

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At the beginning of the play, the audience is shown what Maple Street is like. 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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