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

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

3. What is thematically important about the cause of the fire in the kitchen?
(a) The fire is started when one of the cleaning mice knocks over a cleaning product.
(b) The fire is started when the natural world intrudes into the house.
(c) The fire is started by the family dog.
(d) The fire is started when the house's elaborate machinery begins to break down.

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

5. What can be seen on the house's west wall?
(a) The silhouettes of the family.
(b) Water beginning to seep in at the foundation.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) A huge crater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is strange about how the nursery reacts to the fire?

2. On what date does the story begin?

3. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?

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

5. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

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