The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Which event in the play starts the breakdown off the community?

• the voices of Figure One and Figure Two

• the sound of an object passing overhead

• an argument between Steve and Charlie

• a story told by Tommy about space aliens

In Act I of the play at what point do the neighbors begin to consider the possibility that one of them is responsible for the strange events?

• when Pete Van Horn says that he is going to see if the power us still on Floral Street

• when Tommy says that aliens resembling humans are sent ahead to prepare for a landing

• when Steve talks about meteors and sunspots as the most likely explanation

• when Steve and Charlie decide that they will walk downtown to talk to the police

Which of these details is unimportant to a summary of Act I of the play?

• phones and various machines stop working

• a large object flashes overhead and disappears

• Steve has recently filled his car's gas tank

• Tommy says that no one should leave the town

What emotion motivates Steve to make this speech in Act II of the play?

There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it.

• optimism

• fury

• love

• boredom

Which detail from Act II 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.

At the climax of the play, what single message underlies all of the character's statements?

• Pick on them, not on me!

• I want my lights back on!

• I never believed in aliens!

• Somebody, call the police!

What can you conclude from the dialogue between Figures One and Two at the conclusion of the play?

• This 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.

In which sentence is the meaning of the word sluggishly suggested?

• My brother shuffled into the room and slumped into a chair.

• Her aunt prepared for the tournament by working out every day.

• His sister worked at her computer until she had finished her paper.

• The adventurers rafted through the dangerous white-waters rapids.

Why are the residents so quick to focus on one another as the source of their fear?

• They have never trusted one another

• They want to keep the focus off themselves

• They have evidence that there are aliens in the town

• They see that some neighbors have lights and some do not

Which is synonym of defiant?

• cooperative

• lovable

• apologetic

• confrontational