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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "There Will Come Soft Rains".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "delicacies" does the fire consume upstairs?
(a) The clothing of every member of the family.
(b) Paintings by well-known artists.
(c) Vinyl record albums by famous singers.
(d) The children's toys.

2. What allusion is present in the weather box's announcement of the rain?
(a) There is a reference to a famous Dutch painting.
(b) There is a reference to a popular book of Bradbury's time.
(c) There is a reference to a very old folk tune, often sung by children.
(d) There is a reference to a Greek myth about rain and death.

3. When the narrator tells readers that it seems like the voice-clock is worried that no one will get up, this is an example of what technique?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Flashback.

4. What is the name of the family that owned the house?
(a) McClellan.
(b) Fitzpatrick.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Arthur.

5. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) Nature is unaware and indifferent.
(b) Nature is puzzled and uncertain.
(c) Nature celebrates the end of humankind.
(d) Nature grieves the loss of humankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what story do the robot mice allude?

2. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?

3. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?

4. At one point, Bradbury says that the house has a "preoccupation" with self-protection. What must be true about the house?

5. What does "feathery fire" describe in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

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