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

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

3. What does "feathery fire" describe in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) The movement of flames destroying the earth.
(b) The color of the rays of the sun coming over the horizon.
(c) The color of a male robin's breast.
(d) The movement of feathers in the sunshine.

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

5. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?
(a) Folded hands.
(b) Books.
(c) Oysters,
(d) Butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?

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

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

4. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?

5. At one point, Bradbury says that the house has a "preoccupation" with self-protection. What must be true about the house?

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