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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. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?
(a) Cameras.
(b) Insects.
(c) Cogwheels.
(d) Robots.

2. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) Nature grieves the loss of humankind.
(b) Nature is puzzled and uncertain.
(c) Nature is unaware and indifferent.
(d) Nature celebrates the end of humankind.

3. What is the likely purpose of inserting the house's "dialogue" ("Help, help! Fire! Run, run!") into the scene that describes the fire consuming the house?
(a) It reinforces how helpless and pointless the technology is in the face of nature's power.
(b) It reminds the reader of the death of the family.
(c) It reminds the reader that the house is a living thing.
(d) It clarifies the order in which the house is burning, because the house can still "speak."

4. "Seven-nine, breakfast time" is an example of which rhyming technique?
(a) Identical rhyme.
(b) Slant rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) End rhyme.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what famous dog is this dog an allusion?

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

3. What happens at ten-fifteen?

4. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?

5. What is the image of the west wall meant to allude to?

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