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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) Arthur.
(b) Fitzpatrick.
(c) McClellan.
(d) Longfellow.

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

3. On what date does the story begin?
(a) April 4.
(b) August 4.
(c) April 6.
(d) August 6.

4. When the fire travels outside and up the sides of the house, it is described as what?
(a) Mischievous.
(b) Clever.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Overwhelming.

5. Why do the robot mice come out when they do?
(a) They are programmed to come out at nine-fifteen.
(b) They mistake the noise of the rain for an intruder.
(c) They are looking for the family.
(d) There is food spilled near the table.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the house provide after dinner?

3. What happens at ten-fifteen?

4. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?

5. "Seven-nine, breakfast time" is an example of which rhyming technique?

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