Well, here is the scoop. Evidently when the clutch was sent out to me, AND when the slave cylinder was also sent out to me, Monster neglected to include a bracket needed to mount the slave cylinder to the front of the torque tube. So they overnighted it to me, and I got it this morning. NOW things are making sense to me.
At first I was concerned about there not being a spring included in this kit, as is found in the stock slave cylinder, but I was told it is not needed in this design. When I fit the two pieces together, it's a really tight fit, so I don't think any spring is needed. Matter of fact, with this design, the throwout bearing won't be constantly pressed up against the clutch pressure plate fingers as a spring operated one would be. So perhaps less wear and tear on that bearing, hopefully.
So anyway, I had everything I think I needed, and Connie and I ran the stuff to the shop so they could work on in whenever they could. With any luck, I'll have the can back in a week or two. AND hopefully the awful drivetrain noise will be gone.