Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Who are the real monsters on Maple Street?

• The aliens from Mars.

• Tommy

• Charlie

• The residents themselves.

At the end of the play, the people on Maple Street are

• Meeting with the aliens.

• Resolving their problems.

• Turning on one another.

• Moving to another town.

Which of the following describes the mood on Maple Street at the end of the play?

• A tense nightmare.

• A calm return to normal.

• A celebration.

• A sense of relief.

At first, they do not believe Tommy's story. Things begin to go wrong when

• The neighbors find out Goodman is an alien

• The lights go on at Steve's house.

• Les Goodman's car suddenly starts up.

• The aliens prepare to land.

Which character tries to talk sense into the mob, and get them to calm down?

• Steve

• Tommy

• Charlie

• Les Goodman

What is the setting of this screenplay?

• A quiet residential street in a small town

• A quiet residential street in a large city

• The downtown area of a town

• An alien spaceship

What is so unusual about the electric power going out on Maple Street?

• The telephone lines are also out.

• The portable radios do not work.

• The cars won't start.

• The people are unable to leave the neighborhood.

Which character's statement best explains why the people on Maple Street are so upset that none of their machines run?

• Charlie: A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything.

• Van Horn: I'll cut through the backyard... See if the power's still on on Floral Street.

• Steve: It couldn't be the meteor. A meteor couldn't do this.

• Don: I didn't hear any crash though, did you?

Which clue might lead you to predict that the neighbors will become suspicious of one another?

• Man One's comment that they are crazy to be listening to Tommy.

• Don's assurance that the meteor could affect their machines.

• Woman's comment that Tommy has been reading too many comic books.

• Steve's joke that they should run a check to see who's really human.

What FIRST causes neighbors to suspect that Les Goodman is from outer space?

• He didn't come out to look at the roar and flashing light.

• One woman has seen him looking at the sky in the middle of the night.

• His car starts by itself.

• He has lived on Maple Street for only 5 years.