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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group seems to be most affected by the happenings on Mars?
(a) Children
(b) Women
(c) Well-educated
(d) Men

2. What does the audience feel in the air?
(a) Water
(b) Wine
(c) Heat
(d) Chill

3. What do the children recite?
(a) Oaths
(b) Songs
(c) Rhymes
(d) Cuss words

4. What does this chapter show the beginning of?
(a) Murderous thoughts
(b) Mental breakdowns
(c) Destruction of the Earth civilization
(d) Mars colonization

5. What does Gomez think the night smells like, but isn't sure that it really has a smell?
(a) Nighttime
(b) Wonder
(c) Daylight
(d) Time

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the house Mr. and Mrs. K live in?

2. What surprise do Sam and Elma find in the rear seat of their own sand ship?

3. In what state does the story open?

4. What do the two men discussing the war believe will happen to the people who are living on Mars?

5. What new portion of civilization does the author indicate has begun to settle on Mars?

(see the answer key)

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