Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. DON

(picking up the cue)

Sure. That's the kind of thing – like sun spots. They raise cane with radio reception all over the world. And this thing being so close – why there's no telling the sort of stuff it can do.

(he wets his lips, smiles nervously)

Go ahead, Charlie. You and Steve go into town and see if that isn't what's causing it all.

What do the stage directions tell the reader about Don’s feelings?

He feels threatened by Steve and Charlie.
He may be more worried about the flash than he is admitting.
He is confident about the cause of the power outage.
He knows that Tommy is right but is keeping his feelings a secret.

He knows that Tommy is right but is keeping his feelings a secret.

B. He may be more worried about the flash than he is admitting.

Explanation:

If you look at the stage directions you can see that he is worried or nervous. I also am taking a unit test and I had a pretty good feeling that this answer is right. If it isn't I am sorry. Sorry for the late answer. Hope this helps.

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover". 

absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.