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Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 65. LONG SHOT – ACROSS THE STREET 65. As the lights go on in one of the houses, porch, inside, all over. WOMAN ONE (in a very hushed voice) Charlie . . . Charlie . . . the lights just went on in your house. Why did the lights just go on?

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She is frightened and implies that Charlie may be involved.
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She is angry and threatens Charlie into revealing the truth.
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She is curious and questions Charlie to uncover answers.
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She is amused and attempts to joke around with Charlie.
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What is one reason that Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is considered science fiction as opposed to fantasy fiction?

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It involves aliens.
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A murder occurs.
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It is a scary story.
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It contains magic.
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"Charlie, don't tell me what I can afford! And stop telling me who's dangerous and who isn't and who's safe and who's a menace."
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"The boy at first doesn't understand and then realizing the eyes are all on him, buries his face against his mother, Sally."
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"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. . . ."
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"There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices—to be found only in the minds of men."
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Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.68. MED. CLOSE SHOT – CHARLIE 68.On the front porch as a rock thrown from the group smashes a window alongside of him, the broken glass flying past him. A couple of pieces cutting him. He stands there perspiring, rumpled, blood running down from a cut on the cheek. His wife breaks away from the group to throw herself into his arms. He buries his face against her. We can see the crowd converging on the porch now.VOICESIt must hav

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in the street
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in his home
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on his front porch
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on the sidewalk
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Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. VOICES How could he know? Who told him? Make the kid answer. Etc. CONTINUED 70. CONTINUED 70. The crowd starts to converge around the mother who grabs the child and starts to run with him. The crowd starts to follow, at first walking fast, and then running after him.

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The group is trying to capture Tommy and his mother.
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The group is keeping Tommy and his mother away from the aliens.
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The group is attempting to help Tommy and his mother.
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The group is turning on Tommy and his mother.
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Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. STEVE (whirls around toward her) Show them nothing! If they want to look inside our house—let them get a search warrant. CHARLIE Look, buddy, you can't afford to— STEVE(interrupting)Charlie, don't tell me what I can afford! And stop telling me who's dangerous and who isn't and who's safe and who's a menace.

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He is growing angry about the accusations being made against him.
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He is greatly disappointed that Charlie would accuse him of such things.
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He is highly amused that Charlie thinks he is involved in what is occurring.
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He is secretly pleased by the accusations that are being made about him.
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Children are sometimes able to predict the future.
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People should not trust their neighbors.
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People can be their own worst enemy.
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Aliens and humans could never coexist.
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Which line from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street helps to distinguish this teleplay as a work of science fiction rather than a work of fantasy fiction?

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"Show them nothing! If they want to look inside our house – let them get a search warrant.”
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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.
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"We're all scared of the same thing. I was just tryin' to . . . tryin' to protect my home, that's all! Look, all of you, that's all I was tryin' to do."
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“Who do I talk to? I talk to monsters from outer space. I talk to three headed green men who fly over here in what look like meteors.”
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Which aspect of Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street marks it as science fiction and not fantasy fiction?

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It is about aliens and takes place on another planet.
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It is about humans who meet aliens here on Earth.
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It is about aliens visiting Earth and observing humans.
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It is about magical events that cannot be explained.
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Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. CHARLIE (CONT’D) He comes walkin' out of the darkness—how am I supposed to know who he was? (he grabs Steve) Steve—you know why I shot! How was I supposed to know he wasn't a monster or something? (he grabs Don now) We're all scared of the same thing. I was just tryin' to . . . tryin' to protect my home, that's all! Look, all of you, that's all I was tryin' to do. (he looks down wildly at the body) I di

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Fear, combined with crowd mentality, leads people to make poor decisions.
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People should not be blamed for decisions they make in the heat of the moment.
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A crowd is always more powerful in intense situations than a single person.
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A group of people is responsible for the actions of each of its members.

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