The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Act I

The setting of Act I is

• a town in a dream

• a town on another planet

• a specific town in the United States

• any ordinary town in the U.S.

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What happens at the beginning of the story that causes the conflict?

• a plane passes by

• a flock of birds fly across the sky

• the military drives by the neighborhood

• the people see and hear a flash and roar

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What makes the people think the events are more than unusual?

• the wifi stops working

• the power in the houses is off

• cars and portable devices stop working

• the air smells weird

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Pete Van Horn volunteers to

• walk to the nearby street to see if the power is off there too

• . walk to the police station

• see if his ham radio works

• fix Les Goodman’s car

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What is Tommy's theory of the cause of the events?

• Animals are attacking

• Aliens are invading them

• The government is involved.

• There are spies from another country among them.

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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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Why does the crowd begin to get suspicious of Les Goodman?

• His car is the only one that works.

• His appearance is that of a criminal.

• He has equipment that would cause the power outage.

• He is an ex-military spy.

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What information does the "woman" share about Les Goodman that makes him more of a suspect?

• He waters his lawn at night.

• At nights, he stares at the stars as if waiting for something.

• He makes random noises and talks to himself.

• He wears the strangest outfits.

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Les Goodman tells the others that he is guilty of 

• insomnia.
• summoning space aliens.
• tricking his neighbors.
• none of these

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According to the play, what is a "mob"?

• A group of people who know each other.

• A group of people who live in the same street.

• A group of people who are afraid in a situation.

• A group of people who become mad/furious.

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