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

2. "Mr. Featherstone" is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Epithet.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Kenning.

3. What happens at ten-fifteen?
(a) A window breaks.
(b) The sprinklers begin watering the lawn.
(c) The nursery walls come to life.
(d) The house shuts itself down.

4. What historical event is alluded to with the date given in the beginning of the story?
(a) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(b) The first testing of a nuclear bomb.
(c) The beginning of World War II.
(d) The beginning of the Cold War.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job of the robot mice?

2. "Seven-nine, breakfast time" is an example of which rhyming technique?

3. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?

4. Who does the story imply is still alive in the city?

5. When the narrator tells readers that it seems like the voice-clock is worried that no one will get up, this is an example of what technique?

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