The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Which event in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" starts the breakdown of the community?

• the voices of Figure One and Figure Two
• the sound of an object passing overhead
• an argument between Steve and Charlie
• a story told by Tommy about space aliens

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In Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," what motivates Steve to identify meteors and sunspots as the source of the neighborhood's troubles?

• He is an astronomy teacher.
• He is an alien disguised as a human.
• He wants to reassure the neighbors.
• He wants to excavate the meteor.

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In Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," at what point do the neighbors begin to consider the possibility that one of them is responsible for the strange events?

• when Pete Van Horn says that he is going to see if the power is still on on Floral Street
• when Tommy says that aliens resembling humans are sent ahead to prepare for a landing
• when Steve talks about meteors and sunspots as the most likely explanation
• when Steve and Charlie decide that they will walk downtown to the police

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Which of these details is unimportant to a summary of Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

• Phones and various machines stop working.
• A large object flashes overhead and disappears.
• Steve has recently filled his car's gas tank.
• Tommy says that no one should leave the town.

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Which of these events in Act I of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is a clue that the neighbors will stop trusting one another?

• Don suggests that an electrical storm has caused the power to go off.
• A woman says that Tommy has been reading too many comic books.
• A man says that they should not be paying attention to Tommy.
• Steve jokes that they should check to see who among them is human.

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Which detail from Act II of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is essential to an understanding of the play?

• Sally says that she and Ethel Goodman have been friends for years.
• Steve says that no one may enter his home without a search warrant.
• Charlie believes that Pete Van Horn is a monster and shoots him.
• The lights in Charlie's house suddenly come back on.

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At the climax of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," what single message underlies all of the characters' statements?

• Pick on them! Not on me!
• I want my lights back on!
• I never believed in aliens!
• Somebody call the police!

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What can you conclude from the dialogue between Figures One and Two at the conclusion on "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

• This is not the first town they have visited.
• They know how to control meteors and sunspots
• They will move on to Maple Street disguised as aliens.
• They are successful only in small towns.

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Which of these lines best expresses the theme of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

• "I was just tryin' to...tryin' to protect my home, that's all!"
• "Maybe Peter there was trying to tell us something."
• "No...no...it's nothing of the sort! I don't know why the lights are on."
• "They pick the most dangerous enemy they can find...and it's themselves."

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What emotion motivates the speakers in this passage from Act II of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

WOMAN. [in a hushed voice] Charlie...Charlie...the lights just went on in your house.

DON. What about it Charlie? How come you're the only one with lights now.

GOODMAN. That's what I would like to know.

• suspicion

• anger

• sympathy

• despair

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