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

2. What does Bradbury compare the chemical fire-fighting foam to?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Seafoam.
(d) Elephants.

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

4. What "delicacies" does the fire consume upstairs?
(a) The clothing of every member of the family.
(b) Paintings by well-known artists.
(c) Vinyl record albums by famous singers.
(d) The children's toys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before the house collapses, what does it do?

2. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?

3. Which is the best descriptor of the mood of the scene in the study, where the poem is read and music plays as a cigar slowly burns down to ash?

4. To what story do the robot mice allude?

5. What is the house compared to as it burns to the ground?

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