Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Themes

What are the themes of "The Monster are Due on Maple Street"?

• fear of the unknown

• paranoia leads to disasater

• loyalty among neighbors

• hunger makes people crazy

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The theme of the play might best be expressed as

• when faced with strange and unexplainable events, the people in an average small town bring about their own destruction

• there are no real monsters

• alien creatures may well live among us

• we humans are our own worst enemies

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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.

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At the end of the play, the residents of Maple Street are --

• resolving their problems

• meeting with the aliens

• turning on one another

• moivng to another town

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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

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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

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Why did the writer make the events occur on Maple Street, USA?

• The aliens were told to find this street.

• The setting indicates that small towns are filled with superstitious people.

• The main characters live on this street.

• The setting suggests that the events could happen anywhere.

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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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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

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Why does the crowd begin to get suspicious of Les Goodman?

• His car is the only one that works.

• His appearance is that of a criminal.

• He has equipment that would cause the power outage.

• He is an ex-military spy.

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