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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) Teasdale.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Bradbury.

2. What happens at ten o'clock?
(a) The robot mice go back to their burrows.
(b) The sun comes out.
(c) A stray animal wanders through the kitchen.
(d) The kitchen begins to make a second breakfast.

3. Why does the house let the dog in?
(a) It recognizes the dog.
(b) It wants the dog to find the family.
(c) It is programmed to let in any dog or cat.
(d) It is an accident.

4. Bradbury mentions that martinis "manifested" on tables. What did the martinis do?
(a) Spilled.
(b) Sparkled.
(c) Evaporated.
(d) Appeared.

5. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?
(a) The dog.
(b) The house.
(c) The incinerator.
(d) The stove.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the fire to eventually win the battle with the house?

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

4. What is thematically important about the cause of the fire in the kitchen?

5. What is the job of the robot mice?

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