Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

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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In Act I of Monsters, 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 everyone.

• He wants to excavate the meteor.

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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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At the climax of Monsters, what single message underlies all of the characters' statements?

• Pick on them, not me!

• I want my lights back on!

• I never believed in aliens!

• Somebody, call the police!

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What is the story's theme?

• Fear can cause people to think irrationally.
• People are their own worst enemies.
• Thoughts, attitudes, and prejudices are as destructive as bombs.
• All of these

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How is the audience first made aware that things are NOT functioning normally on Maple Street?

• Les Goodman complains that his car won’t start.

• There is an explosion on the power lines.

• People are shown having power problems.

• Tommy warns the people that their power is about to go off.

When Steve says, “Wait a minute….Let’s not be a mob!” he is characterized as

• impulsive

• preachy

• reasonable

• weak

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The mood at the end of Act 1 is

• joyful

• suspicious

• peaceful

• exhausted

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