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

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

3. In the sentence "The morning house lay empty," there is an example of which technique?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Punning.
(d) Passive voice.

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

5. What is the probable purpose of emphasizing the roundness of the smoke plume and the great quantity of smoke?
(a) It reminds the reader of a nuclear explosion.
(b) It points out how little chance the house really had.
(c) There is an implied comparison to a woman's skirts.
(d) It reinforces the "technology versus nature" motif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bradbury mentions that martinis "manifested" on tables. What did the martinis do?

2. What happens at ten-fifteen?

3. During the fire, what does Bradbury compare the house's dialogue to?

4. Which is the best summary of how the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" compares to the short story of the same name?

5. What does Bradbury compare the chemical fire-fighting foam to?

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