Read the stage direction from Act 1 of *The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street*.

**NARRATOR'S VOICE**

*Maple Street, U.S.A., late summer. A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, hopscotch, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor.*

*There is a pause, and the CAMERA MOVES OVER to a shot of the Good Humor man and two small boys who are standing alongside just buying ice cream.*

Based on this stage direction, readers should picture Maple Street as a

A. mysterious place.
B. quiet place.
C. chaotic place.
D. charming place.