Narrative Elements in "How I Learned English" — Unit test
Question 6 • SS-English Language Arts 7
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
A
"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!"
B
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.
C
"Maybe he'd found out something and came back to tell us who there was amongst us we should watch out for—"
D
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.