Capitals and Commas — Unit test

Question 5 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Which excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street best reflects the idea that fear can lead people to make false accusations?

Answer

"And you're with him too—all of you! You're standing here all set to crucify—all set to find a scapegoat—all desperate to point some kind of a finger at a neighbor!"

A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety-clack of slow, measured footsteps on concrete as the figure walks slowly toward them.

"Maybe he'd found out something and came back to tell us who there was amongst us we should watch out for—"

As suddenly Charlie's lights go off and the lights in another house go on. They stay on for a moment then from across the street other lights go on and then off again.

Explanation

The idea is that fear can make people blame others without evidence. In choice A, a character directly accuses the group of looking for a scapegoat and pointing fingers at a neighbor. The other excerpts describe a mysterious figure, a speculative comment, or lights changing, but they do not show false accusations as clearly.

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