The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street: a Drama

Question 1

Why was Les Goodman a suspect?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 2

According to the narrator, what is as destructive as bombs and fallout?

Accepted Answer

Prejudice and paranoia

Question 3

This is an example of...

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Both setting and imagery

Question 4

Using the word "monsters" in the title is and example of...

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foreshadowing

Question 5

The picture below is an example of ...

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dialogue

Question 6

Directions on how dialogue is spoken, characters act, and information about setting is called

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stage directions

Question 7

After the meteor, which of the below happened first to create confusion?

Accepted Answer

The phones did not work.

Question 8

What causes the neighbors to turn on each other?

Accepted Answer

Fear causes them to distrust each other.

Question 9

What is the mood created for the reader at the end of the drama?

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Tense

Question 10

The series of events in a story or drama is called

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a plot

Question 11

What do the aliens predict will happen next?

Accepted Answer

The people of Maple Street destroy each other.

Question 12

What is the statement about life or a lesson taught in a literary piece?

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Theme

Question 13

What do Figure One and Figure Two reveal in Scene Two?

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They are causing the blackouts.

Question 14

What does defiant mean?

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willing to stand up to something

Question 15

What does persistent mean?

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refusing to give up

Question 16

What do Figure One and Two reveal in Scene Two?

Accepted Answer

The figures were responsible for causing the blackout.

Question 17

Tommy believes in

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aliens

Question 18

What is the setting for the drama?

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Summer, Maple Street

Question 19

What is the narrator doing at the beginning of the drama?

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describing the setting

Question 20

The aliens would describe the people on Maple Street as

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Predictable

Question 21

Why does conflict develop among the neighbors on Maple Street?

Accepted Answer

They are scared and do not trust each other.

Questions 21