Plot
What does Steve Work on in his basement?
Ham radio
Who does Charlie shoot with the shotgun?
He shoots Pete Van Horn because he thinks he is an alien.
What is the real cause of the strange occurrences on Maple Street?
Aliens plotting to destroy human kind.
What is the setting of the story?
Maple Street, USA
to agree
assent
What are the first signs that something strange is going on on maple street?
Phones, radios, cars are not working
According to the narrator, what is as destructive as bombs and fallout?
Prejudice and suspicion
Why does the community turn into an angry and suspicious mob?
They are scared, worried, and nervous.
The crowd sees a figure coming towards them. Charlie grabs a gun and shoots Van Horn who is returning. Suddenly Charlie's lights go on and now he is the prime suspect......what part of the story is this?
Climax
to move closer to a subject using a camera
pan
What was Tommy's explanation of what is happening?
He said it was aliens
What qualities in Les Goodman and Steve Brand cause people to become suspicious of them?
They are quiet people who are loners.
On a quiet suburban Maple Street, somewhere in America, the inhabitants notice a meteor like object flies overhead. After it passes all the electronics and electricity go dead. What part of the story is this?
exposition
In the end, the aliens are watching over the town, they did nothing but plant an idea in the people's heads. Once they did this, human nature destroyed the inhabitants of Maple Street; They were the monsters, not the aliens. .....what part of the story is this?
resolution
to keep trying at something
persistent
What causes neighbors to suspect Les Goodman is from outer space?
His car starts on its own
Why does Pete Van Horn walk over to Floral
To see if the power was out there as well
A young boy named Tommy tells a story he read about Aliens arriving from out space. Believing his story the people start to suspect each other of being a secret alien......what part of the story is this?
Conflict
The power outage and the strange events that follow, including the appearance of the "monsters".
Rising Action
confused or agitated or upset
flustered
Which neighbor believes that Charlie is innocent?
No one
How does fear contribute to Maple Street?
The fear is what causes them to become a mob.
Pete Van Horn leaves to check the next block over, meanwhile, Mr Goodman's car mysteriously starts. Everyone automatically accuses him of being an alien; so they stay up through the night watching him. Until Steve tries to talk some sense into the mob and fails when the attention is pointed to the radio in his basement! What part of the story is this?
rising action
The realization that the "monsters" were not aliens, but the neighbors themselves, who were consumed by their own paranoia and fear.
Falling Action
The inability to sleep
insomnia