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

2. What is the job of the robot mice?
(a) Alerting the house to intruders.
(b) Entertaining the children.
(c) Entertaining the dog.
(d) Cleaning.

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

4. What has happened to the city around the house?
(a) It has been flooded by massive rains.
(b) It has been leveled by a bomb.
(c) It has been flooded by a burst dam.
(d) It has been leveled by an earthquake.

5. To what does the phrase "the children's hour" allude?
(a) A nursery rhyme.
(b) A fairy tale.
(c) A poem by Longfellow.
(d) A poem by Teasdale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?

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

4. In which city does the story take place?

5. On what date does the story begin?

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