The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

What is Tommy's explanation for what is happening?

• It was a hot air balloon.

• Aliens have landed.

• It was a thunderstorm.

• There was no flash.

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Les Goodman tells the others he is guilty of

• Insomnia

• Summoning aliens

• tricking his neighbors

• none of these

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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.

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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

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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.

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

• Steve

• Tommy

• Charlie

• Les Goodman

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Who are the real monsters on Maple Street?

• The aliens from Mars.

• Tommy

• Charlie

• The residents themselves.

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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.

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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.

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