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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. Why do the robot mice come out when they do?
(a) They are looking for the family.
(b) They are programmed to come out at nine-fifteen.
(c) They mistake the noise of the rain for an intruder.
(d) There is food spilled near the table.

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

3. In the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains," the plum trees are in "tremulous" white. Readers can infer that this refers to what?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Snow.
(c) Blossoms.
(d) Ash.

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

5. From two thirty-five to four o'clock, what can readers infer that the family would ordinarily be doing?
(a) They would still be at work and school.
(b) Having friends over to eat and listen to the radio.
(c) Playing cards and having a snack.
(d) Cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the narrator tells readers that it seems like the voice-clock is worried that no one will get up, this is an example of what technique?

4. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?

5. The use of sentence fragments in the description of the spreading fire is probably intended to create what effect?

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