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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. In the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains," the plum trees are in "tremulous" white. Readers can infer that this refers to what?
(a) Snow.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Blossoms.
(d) Ash.

2. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?
(a) The living room.
(b) The nursery.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The kitchen.

3. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?
(a) The incinerator.
(b) The stove.
(c) The dog.
(d) The house.

4. 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.

5. Just before the house collapses, what does it do?
(a) It announces the wrong date and time.
(b) It shuts down entirely except for its "voice" function.
(c) It dumps out all of the liquor, coffee, and milk in one last attempt to fight the fire.
(d) It begins performing multiple functions over and over.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From two thirty-five to four o'clock, what can readers infer that the family would ordinarily be doing?

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

4. What causes the house to temporarily "give up" as the fire spreads?

5. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

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