Button Button
What object arrives in a box at Norma and Arthur’s home?
A box with a button inside
What event causes the strange happenings on Maple Street to begin?
A Power Outage
Which character becomes increasingly tempted by the money in "Button, Button"?
Norma Lewis
What do we call the desire for money despite moral consequences?
Greed
What genre do both stories belong to that mixes science fiction with moral lessons?
Science Fiction
Who delivers the button box and explains the rules?
Mr. Steward
What stops working throughout the neighborhood?
Electricity and vehicles
Which character is cautious and uncomfortable with pressing the button?
Arthur Lewis
Maple Street shows fear can destroy what between neighbors?
Trust (community)
The button representing temptation is an example of what literary technique?
Symbolism
How much money are Norma and Arthur promised if the button is pressed?
$50,000
Which young boy suggests aliens might be responsible?
Tommy
Who tries to stay logical and calm early in Maple Street?
Steve Brand
Both stories warn about consequences of people’s what?
Choices or actions
What is tension created through mystery and uncertainty called?
Suspense
What happens after Norma presses the button?
Arthur dies in an accident
What do the neighbors begin doing to each other as fear spreads?
Accusing or blaming each other.
Which nervous neighbor shoots Pete Van Horn?
Charlie
The real "monsters" are humans showing what type of behavior?
Fear or Mob Mentality
What literary device occurs when the outcome is opposite of expectations?
Irony
What is Arthur revealed to be to Norma at the end of the story?
A stranger (or someone she doesn't truly know)
According to the aliens, what emotion causes humans to destroy themselves?
Fear
Who serves as the mysterious tester of the couple’s morality in Button, Button?
What powerful emotion strongly influences people in both stories?
Fear and/or Curiosity
What do we call hints about future events in a story?
Foreshadowing