Question

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

Steve starts the engine. It turns over sluggishly and then just stops dead. He tries it again and this time he can't get it to turn over. Then very slowly and reflectively he turns the key back to "off" and then slowly gets out of the car.
Which element of drama is highlighted in this stage direction?

setting
character
audience
plot

Answer 1

D- Plot

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Answer 2

Plot

Step-by-step explanation:

Steve is experiencing a sort of conflict that seems like it would be part of the rising action. It doesn't seem to address Steve's character, and while we know that steve is in a car, it doesn't describe the setting in any detail.