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

2. What is the house compared to as it burns to the ground?
(a) A skeleton.
(b) A bonfire.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A bomb.

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

4. Who does the story imply is still alive in the city?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) A few scientists.
(c) Some animals.
(d) No one.

5. What is unusual about the images of the African animals?
(a) Their colors.
(b) Their faces.
(c) Their shapes.
(d) Their sizes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem that the house reads after dinner?

2. What is the first thing that the voice-clock announces?

3. Why does the house let the dog in?

4. What is the probable purpose of emphasizing the roundness of the smoke plume and the great quantity of smoke?

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

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