MRS. BRAND (from her porch)

Steve? What was that?
STEVE

(raising his voice and looking toward porch)

Guess it was a meteor, honey. Came awful close, didn’t it?
—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling

Which three things do the stage directions help the reader understand?

Which is the most engaging way of describing how to prevent eyestrain? o a. the medical term for eyestrain is asthenopia, and is caused by the contraction of the ciliary muscle. o b. to prevent eyestrain, people should not look at screens for as long as they often do. o c. the human eye tires after staring at close objects, such as computer monitors, for too long. o d. remember the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds