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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. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Personification.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. In which city does the story take place?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Allendale.
(c) Petaluma.
(d) San Francisco.

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

4. What is strange about how the nursery reacts to the fire?
(a) The nursery deliberately opens its windows during the fire.
(b) The voice in the nursery walls begins singing an old children's song.
(c) The nursery is the only room that does not turn on its sprinklers.
(d) The animal images seem to be aware of the fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?

2. To what famous dog is this dog an allusion?

3. Bradbury mentions that martinis "manifested" on tables. What did the martinis do?

4. What does the garage do when no one drives the car away?

5. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

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