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

2. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Paradox.

3. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?
(a) Networks of tunnels.
(b) Racks.
(c) Plastic sleeves.
(d) Small boxes.

4. Where are the "aluminium roaches and iron crickets"?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the walls.
(d) In the nursery.

5. What does Bradbury compare the chemical fire-fighting foam to?
(a) Seafoam.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bradbury say is like "an altar with ten-thousand attendants"?

2. What is unusual about the images of the African animals?

3. Why do the robot mice come out when they do?

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

5. What is strange about how the nursery reacts to the fire?

(see the answer key)

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