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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 causes the fire to eventually win the battle with the house?
(a) The house stops defending itself.
(b) The wind creates flames so intense the house cannot fight them.
(c) The rain stops.
(d) The fire reaches the house's "brain" in the attic.

2. To what story do the robot mice allude?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Beauty and the Beast.
(c) Little Red Riding Hood.
(d) Snow White.

3. What happens to the dog when it cannot get into the kitchen?
(a) It scratches through the door.
(b) It runs through the house breaking things.
(c) It leaves the house.
(d) It dies.

4. Why does the dog want to get into the kitchen so badly?
(a) Its food dish is in the kitchen.
(b) The rest of the house is filling with smoke.
(c) The house has begun making pancakes.
(d) It thinks the family is in the kitchen.

5. Who does the story imply is still alive in the city?
(a) A few scientists.
(b) Some animals.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?

2. What does Bradbury metaphorically compare the house to?

3. In the sentence "The morning house lay empty," there is an example of which technique?

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

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

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