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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. What does the house do with the uneaten breakfast?
(a) Scrapes it into the dog's dish.
(b) Throws it away.
(c) Puts it in the refrigerator.
(d) Leaves it sitting on the table with the rest of the uneaten meals.

2. When the windows break and the wind makes the fire grow and spread, which thematic motif is reinforced?
(a) Nature and the house are in opposition.
(b) The house is evil.
(c) The house is a part of nature.
(d) Technology can be dangerous.

3. What does Bradbury say is like "an altar with ten-thousand attendants"?
(a) The incinerator.
(b) The house.
(c) The yard.
(d) The city.

4. 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 begins performing multiple functions over and over.
(c) It announces the wrong date and time.
(d) It shuts down entirely except for its "voice" function.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

3. The line "And swallows circling with their shimmering sound" is an example of which technique?

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

5. What does the dog do once it gets inside the house?

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