The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Which of these statements would be unimportant in a summary of Act I?

• A roar and a flash of light interrupt the usual events in a neighborhood one evening.

• The power fails, telephones and portable radios do not work, and cars will not start.

• A boy says that aliens would not like it if the neighbors left the town.

• A man reminds his neighbors that his family has lived on the street for five years.

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In Act II of Monsters, why are the residents so quick to focus on one another as the source of their fear?

• They have never trusted one another.

• They want to keep the focus off themselves.

• They have evidence that there are aliens in the town.

• They see that some neighbors have lights and some do not.

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What is the main motivating emotion throughout Monsters?

• suspicion

• anger

• sympathy

• despair

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Which event in Monsters 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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What detail is unimportant to a summary of Act I of Monsters?

• 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 town.

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What emotion motivates Steve to make this speech?

"There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it. "

• optimism

• fury

• love

• boredom

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What conclusion can you draw from the dialogue between Figures One and Two at the conclusion of Monsters?

• That is not the first town they have visited.

• They know how to control meteors and sunspots.

• They will settle on Maple Street as human beings.

• They are successful only in small towns.

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Which character seems to try the hardest to keep the situation on Maple Street from getting out of control?

• Don Martin
• Charlie's wife
• Mrs. Goodman
• Steve Brand

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Suspicion falls upon Steve because he has built

• a spaceship.
• an enormous shed in his backyard.
• a ham radio set.
• a bookshelf from a strange metallic substance.

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What does Charlie do when a figure approaches from the darkness?

• fires Don Martin's shotgun
• holds up his own shotgun
• locks himself in his house
• runs toward the figure

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