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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 historical event is alluded to with the date given in the beginning of the story?
(a) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(b) The first testing of a nuclear bomb.
(c) The beginning of the Cold War.
(d) The beginning of World War II.

2. What does the dog do once it gets inside the house?
(a) It falls asleep in the nursery.
(b) It begins eating the spoiled food.
(c) It barks at every door.
(d) It looks through the house for the family's other dog.

3. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The living room.
(d) The nursery.

4. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) "August 6."
(b) "Fire and Ice."
(c) "There Will Come Soft Rains."
(d) "The Children's Hour."

5. To what story do the robot mice allude?
(a) Little Red Riding Hood.
(b) Beauty and the Beast.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Cinderella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family that owned the house?

2. What "delicacies" does the fire consume upstairs?

3. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

4. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?

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

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