6
QuizMultiple Choice

Theme in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Question 6 • English 7 - LIU Summer

Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 59. MED. LONG SHOT – STEVE'S HOUSE 59. His wife steps down from the porch, bites her lip, calls out. MRS. BRAND Steve! Steve, please.(then looking around frightened, she walks toward the group)It's just a ham radio set, that's all. I bought him a book on it myself. It's just a ham radio set. A lot of people have them. I can show it to you. It's right down in the basement.

Answer
A
She is amused by them.
B
She is furious with them.
C
She is fearful of them.
D
She is curious about them.

Explanation

Mrs. Brand bites her lip, calls to Steve pleadingly, and walks toward the group while frightened. Her repeated explanation about the ham radio shows she is trying to calm the group, not that she is amused, furious, or curious. The correct choice is “She is fearful of them.”

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.