The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Act 1

What event do the people of Maple Street experience?

• a flood

• a thunderstorm

• a power outage

• an earthquake

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

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

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.

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.

Q. 

Q: Which phrase from the following excerpt most closely supports the meaning of the term scapegoat?

“STEVE. [Interrupting] Charlie, don’t tell me what I can afford! And stop telling me who’s dangerous and who isn’t and who’s safe and who’s a menace. [He turns to the group and shouts.] And you’re with him, too—all of you! You’re standing here all set to crucify—all set to find a scapegoat—all desperate to point some kind of finger at a neighbor! Well now look, friends, the only thing that’s gonna happen is that we’ll eat each other up alive—”

• "stop telling me who's dangerous"

• "now, look, friends"

• "desperate to point some kind of finger at a neighbor"

• "we'll eat each other up alive"

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.

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.

Why do the people on Maple Street begin suspecting that there is a monster?

• A meteor flies over the neighborhood.

• All of the power goes out on Maple Street.

• None of the cars will start on Maple Street.

• All of the above

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.