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.

Which detail from Act II of Monsters is essential to an understanding of the play?

• Sally says that she and Ethel Goodman have been friends for years.

• Steve says that no one may enter his home without a search warrant.

• Charlie believes that Pete Van Horn is a monster and shoots him.

• The lights in Charlie's house suddenly come back on.

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.

Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

• The aliens were told to find this street.

• He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.

• He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster.

• He believes Pete is making ham radios.

How does fear affect the characters' actions and decisions?

• It leads them to make good decisions.

• It unites them against a common enemy.

• It causes them to turn on each other.

• It has no effect on their actions.

Why do the people on Maple Street begin suspecting that there is a monster?

• A meteor flies over the neighborhood.

• All of the power goes out on Maple Street.

• None of the cars will start on Maple Street.

• All of the above

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.

After Pete Van Horn dies, what happens that makes Charlie look more suspicious to the neighbors?

• The woman remembers Charlie's odd behavior.

• Charlie's lights turn on.

• Charlie's car starts.

• None of these.