Act II: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

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

Between which characters does the conflict of the play develop?

• Tommy and his friends.

• all the neighbors on Maple Street

• strangers who move to Maple Street

• Steve Brand and the narrator

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.

In your opinion, what "force" drove the residents of Maple Street to become a mob against each other?

• their lack of trust

• their fear of the unknown

• their inability to solve a crime

• their lack of common sense

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.

Towards the end of the play, what do the residents begin to do?

• Accuse/blame one another.

• Work together to solve the mystery.

• Defeat the aliens.

• Feel sorry for themselves.

Based on the dialogue between Figure One and Figure Two, you can infer that --

• Maple Street was the last mission on their agenda.

• They will confront the residents of Maple Street.

• They will move on to another location and do the same again.

• They will leave Earth to report their findings.

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.

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.