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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. Just before the house collapses, what does it do?
(a) It dumps out all of the liquor, coffee, and milk in one last attempt to fight the fire.
(b) It shuts down entirely except for its "voice" function.
(c) It announces the wrong date and time.
(d) It begins performing multiple functions over and over.

2. Who is Baal?
(a) An Egyptian pharaoh.
(b) The dog that guards hell in Greek mythology.
(c) A pre-Christian god.
(d) A Mesopotamian warrior.

3. At one point, Bradbury says that the house has a "preoccupation" with self-protection. What must be true about the house?
(a) It is bored by the idea of protecting itself.
(b) It is constantly trying to protect itself.
(c) It is willing to do terrible things to protect itself.
(d) It does not see a reason to try to protect itself.

4. To what story do the robot mice allude?
(a) Little Red Riding Hood.
(b) Beauty and the Beast.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Snow White.

5. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) "The Children's Hour."
(b) "There Will Come Soft Rains."
(c) "Fire and Ice."
(d) "August 6."

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be seen on the house's west wall?

2. What is the probable purpose of emphasizing the roundness of the smoke plume and the great quantity of smoke?

3. What is the first thing that the voice-clock announces?

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

5. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

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