Middle School

Based on the stage directions, how should readers visualize the residents of Maple Street? Choose the two best descriptions.

- Paying attention to the noise and flash of light
- Looking up at the sky

Excerpt from "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" by Rod Serling:

At the sound of the roar and the flash of light, it will be precisely 6:43 PM on Maple Street. At this moment, one of the little boys, Tommy, looks up to listen to the tremendous screeching roar from overhead. A flash of light plays on their faces and then moves down the street past lawns, porches, and rooftops, disappearing.

LONG ANGLE SHOT — LOOKING DOWN THE STREET

As various people leave their porches and stop what they’re doing to stare up at the sky.