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When do the neighbors first sense something is wrong?
The neighbors sense that something is wrong when all the power sources fail.
How is Pete Van Horn killed?
Charlie thinks that Pete is a monster & shoots him.
Why do the neighbors become suspicious of Tommy?
The neighbors begin to suspect Tommy when Charlie points out that Tommy was the first to mention the idea of aliens.
What is the setting of the Monsters are Due on Maple Street?
Floral Street; Late summer
Maple Street, late summer
Floral Street; winter
Maple Street; Winter
Who is the first neighbor to become a suspect?
Les
Tommy
Pete
Charlie
What genre is the story "Monsters are Due on Maple Street?"
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Science Fiction
Nonfiction Biography
Where do the neighbors get the idea that some of them might not be human?
When the car starts by itself.
The idea seems possible because something flew in the sky.
Tommy talks about the comic books he has read.
The power goes out and the car won't start.
The MAIN conflict of the story is...
Neighbors vs. Themselves
Pete vs. Tommy
Charlie vs. Pete
Neighbors vs. Aliens
When the narrator says, "The last calm and reflective moments..." is an example of...
Symbolism
Idiom
Foreshadow
Irony
What would be the central idea of the story?
An alien invasion takes over a street.
A group of neighbors turn suspicious.
Aliens can cause a series of disruptions on a small street.
Mysterious events cause the residents to turn on each other.
What do we learn from the dialogue between Figure One and Figure Two in the spacecraft?
Tommy was correct all along.
Pete Van Horn was the real monster.
The machines stopped running because of the meteor.
The conflict between the neighbors was planned by the beings
At the end of Act I, what does Les Goodman say to the mob that HINTS at an action to come later in the play?
"...you're letting something begin here that's a nightmare!"
"What is this, a gag or something?"
"We're no different from any of the rest of you!"
"You know what I'm guilty of? I'm guilty of insomnia."
Which CLUE might lead us to predict that the neighbors will become suspicious of each other?
Steve says they should run a check to see who's really human
The man comments they are crazy to listen to Tommy.
Don's assurance that the meteor could affect the power.
The woman comments that Tommy has been reading too much.
Which of the following best describes the mood at the beginning of the play?
Anger
Suspicion
Peaceful
Exhaustion
