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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) Personification.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Paradox.

2. What causes the house to temporarily "give up" as the fire spreads?
(a) There is no more water.
(b) The house is ready to "die."
(c) The house is waiting for the flames to reach the attic.
(d) It has begun to rain outside.

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

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

5. What happens at ten o'clock?
(a) A stray animal wanders through the kitchen.
(b) The sun comes out.
(c) The robot mice go back to their burrows.
(d) The kitchen begins to make a second breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bradbury say is like "an altar with ten-thousand attendants"?

2. What happens at ten-fifteen?

3. In the image of animals, the panther is said to be "cavorting." What is this panther doing?

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

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

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