Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Introduction

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.

What is the setting of The Monsters are Due on Maple Street?

• New York

• Floral Street

• Maple Street

• Chicago

Between which characters does the conflict of the drama develop?

• Tommy and his friends

• all the neighbors on Maple Street

• strangers who move to Maple Street

• Steve Brand and the narrator

Which of the following describes the mood on Maple street at the end of the drama?

• a tense nightmare

• a calm return to normal

• a humorous sense of relief

• an excited celebration

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

Which statement best summarizes a possible theme of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

• Good neighbors should not object to being observed by the police.

• When neighbors suspect one another, they can destroy their community.

• Neighborhoods should be prepared for an invasion from outer space.

• If everyone is suspected of being dangerous, then no one is dangerous.

What event do the people of Maple Street experience?

• a flood

• a thunderstorm

• a power outage

• an earthquake

What is the main theme of 'The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street'?

• Fear and suspicion can destroy a community.

• Aliens are living among us.

• Technology is unreliable.

• Friendship conquers all.

Which character first suggests that aliens might be responsible for the strange occurrences on Maple Street?

• Steve Brand

• Charlie

• Tommy

• Les Goodman

What literary device is primarily used in 'The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street' to build tension?

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Simile