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The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Quiz

1. Who is the playwright?
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Exposition Information:
2. Settings:
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3. Characters:
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Reading Comprehension Questions:
Act I
4. What do Donald and Steve think the roar and flash of lights was?
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5. What things stop working after the roar and flash occur?
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6. What does Tommy believe he saw?
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7. In Tommys story what people are sent ahead and what do they look like?
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8. Why are these people sent ahead?

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9. Why are the neighbors suspicious of Goodman?
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10. What does the woman say she saw Goodman doing in the wee hours of the mornings?
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Act II
11. What has Myra been saying about Steve?
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12. Who does Charlie shoot?
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13. Why do the neighbors become suspicious of Charlie?
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14. What happens when Charlie runs to his house?
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15. Who does Charlie accuse of being the alien?
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16. Who are Figure One and Figure Two?
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17. How does Figure One explain how they can get people to destroy themselves?
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18. What is mob mentality?
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19. What choice would you have made if you were one of the human characters in this play?
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