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

2. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?
(a) Insects.
(b) Cogwheels.
(c) Cameras.
(d) Robots.

3. What causes the house to temporarily "give up" as the fire spreads?
(a) The house is ready to "die."
(b) There is no more water.
(c) It has begun to rain outside.
(d) The house is waiting for the flames to reach the attic.

4. Who is the author of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) Bradbury.
(b) Teasdale.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Thomas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the fire travels outside and up the sides of the house, it is described as what?

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

4. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?

5. When the story ends, what is left standing?

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