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Neighbors: Visualizing in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Question 10 • English 7 - LIU Summer

Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. DONAnd he never did come out to look at that thing that flew overhead. He wasn't even interested.(he turns to the faces in the group, his face taut and serious)Why? Why didn't he come out with the rest of us to look? CHARLIEHe always was an odd ball. Him and his whole family. Real odd ball.Which element of drama is highlighted in the stage direction?

Answer
A
plot
B
resolution
C
setting
D
character

Explanation

The stage direction says Don’s face is “taut and serious” as he turns to the group. This shows his emotional state and how he is behaving, which helps develop his character. The stage direction does not describe the setting or resolve the conflict.

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