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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 effect is the constant repetition and rhyming of the voice-clock probably meant to have?
(a) It reinforces the similarity of everything that the voice clock says.
(b) It stresses the forgetfulness of the family.
(c) It echos the language of fairy tales and nursery rhymes.
(d) It demonstrates a positive attitude toward technology.

2. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?
(a) The disturbance to its routine.
(b) Needing to clean up the mud from its feet.
(c) That the dog is probably contagious.
(d) That the family is not with it.

3. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?
(a) Small boxes.
(b) Plastic sleeves.
(c) Racks.
(d) Networks of tunnels.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the story begin?

2. What is the image of the west wall meant to allude to?

3. What happens at ten-fifteen?

4. What is strange about how the nursery reacts to the fire?

5. What does the house provide after dinner?

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