Read the stage direction from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. NARRATOR'S VOICEMaple Street, U.S.A., late summer. A tree lined little world of front porch gliders, hop scotch, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor.There is a pause and the CAMERA MOVES OVER to a shot of the Good Humor man and two small boys who are standing alongside just buying ice cream.Based on this stage direction, readers should picture Maple Street as a
The direction describes a tree-lined neighborhood with front-porch gliders, children laughing, and an ice cream vendor. These pleasant, familiar details make Maple Street seem charming, rather than mysterious, quiet, or chaotic. The correct choice is “charming place.”
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