Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. STEVEThe two of us can go, Charlie.(he turns to look back at the car)It couldn’t be the meteor. A meteor couldn’t do this.He and Charlie exchange a look then they start to walk away from the group.What do the stage directions tell the reader about Steve’s and Charlie’s point of view?

Steve says, “It couldn’t be the meteor,” while looking back at the car, and he and Charlie exchange a look before walking away. Their reaction suggests they are beginning to suspect that something unusual is happening, even though they do not know the cause. Choice B, “They suspect something strange may be going on,” best matches the stage directions and dialogue.

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