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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. Where are the "aluminium roaches and iron crickets"?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the walls.
(d) In the nursery.

2. What does the house provide after dinner?
(a) A warm bath.
(b) A fire and a cigar.
(c) Games and snacks.
(d) Music and hot chocolate.

3. From two thirty-five to four o'clock, what can readers infer that the family would ordinarily be doing?
(a) Playing cards and having a snack.
(b) They would still be at work and school.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Having friends over to eat and listen to the radio.

4. What does the dog do once it gets inside the house?
(a) It falls asleep in the nursery.
(b) It begins eating the spoiled food.
(c) It looks through the house for the family's other dog.
(d) It barks at every door.

5. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) Nature grieves the loss of humankind.
(b) Nature celebrates the end of humankind.
(c) Nature is unaware and indifferent.
(d) Nature is puzzled and uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?

3. What has happened to the city around the house?

4. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?

5. Who is Baal?

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