Act II: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Why do the residents start to believe Tommy’s story? 

• They had read similar stories in books. 
• Tommy has always told the truth before. 
• Fear overtakes their good sense. 
• They think it is wise to consider every possibility. 

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

In Act II of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” what role does Steve play as his neighbors keep watch on the Goodmans’ house?

• A. He acts as the hanging judge: He tries to convince them that Goodman is dangerous.

• B. He acts as executioner: He volunteers for a firing squad to execute the guilty parties.

• C. He acts as peacemaker: He tries to persuade his neighbors to put aside their suspicions.

• .D. He acts as spy: He tries to reach the aliens on his ham radio.

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.

Steve accuses the neighbors of being "all set to find a scapegoat - all desperate to point some kind of a finger at a neighbor."  What is the BEST meaning of scapegoat?

• a hero
• a person blamed for the collective sins of others
• an alien in disguise
• a loose farm animal wandering through a town

What effect does the following stage direction have on the reader?
"The dark figure continues to walk toward them as the people stand there, fearful, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of their wives."

• shows the character is trying to stay calm, but is feeling more upset than shown
• emphasizes the fact that everyone in the crowd is so overcome with fear of the unknown
• makes the reader focus on outer space
• makes the reader laugh

When Don Martin appears with a shotgun, it hints that

• someone will be killed or wounded.
• aliens will not invade.
• life is peaceful on Maple Street.

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

Who dies in Act II?

• Don Martin
• Pete Van Horn
• the space monster
• nobody

The events on Maple Street are at last explained by

• the narrator.
• two space aliens.
• the ghost of Pete Van Horn.
• Charlie.