Neighbors: Visualizing in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Question 4 • FL-1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 B
Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. WOMAN ONE(a little reluctantly)Well . . . sometimes I go to bed late at night. A couple of times . . . a couple of times I'd come out on the porch and I'd see Mr. Goodman here in the wee hours of the morning standing out in front of his house . . . looking up at the sky.(she looks around the circle of faces)Based on the dialogue and stage directions, what should the reader imagine in this scene?
Answer
A
a woman talking to herself about something she saw
B
a woman talking to a group of eager listeners
C
a crowd of people discussing a woman’s story
D
a man listening to a woman tell a story
Explanation
The stage direction says the woman “looks around the circle of faces,” showing that she is addressing several people. Her hesitant opening and story about seeing Mr. Goodman suggest she is speaking to a group that is listening to her. The best choice is a woman talking to a group of eager listeners.
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