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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. "Seven-nine, breakfast time" is an example of which rhyming technique?
(a) Slant rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) End rhyme.

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

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

4. Why does the house let the dog in?
(a) It is an accident.
(b) It wants the dog to find the family.
(c) It is programmed to let in any dog or cat.
(d) It recognizes the dog.

5. What is the job of the robot mice?
(a) Entertaining the children.
(b) Entertaining the dog.
(c) Alerting the house to intruders.
(d) Cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. "Mr. Featherstone" is an example of what literary technique?

4. Who does the story imply is still alive in the city?

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

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