In the line “They raise Cain with radio reception all over the world,” what does raise Cain most nearly mean?
Improve something greatly
Cause trouble or chaos
Fix a serious problem
Make something louder
What does scapegoat most nearly mean in the context of the play?
Someone chosen to take the blame
A leader who controls others
Someone who stays silent
A person who spreads rumors
What is the central message of the episode?
Technology is dangerous to modern life
Children should not read science fiction
Fear and suspicion can destroy a community
Aliens secretly control human society
In the line “a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own,” what does fallout most nearly mean?
A sudden argument
A mistake that can be ignored
Harmful results or consequences that happen afterward
A change in the weather
The repeated image of lights turning on and off in different houses mainly symbolizes:
Power failure
Hope returning
Truth being revealed
Growing suspicion and shifting blame