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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 line "And swallows circling with their shimmering sound" is an example of which technique?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Personification.

2. 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 house's elaborate machinery begins to break down.
(c) The fire is started by the family dog.
(d) The fire is started when the natural world intrudes into the house.

3. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?
(a) That the family is not with it.
(b) The disturbance to its routine.
(c) That the dog is probably contagious.
(d) Needing to clean up the mud from its feet.

4. What happens at ten-fifteen?
(a) The nursery walls come to life.
(b) A window breaks.
(c) The sprinklers begin watering the lawn.
(d) The house shuts itself down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does the story take place?

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

3. What can be seen on the house's west wall?

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

5. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?

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