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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 has happened to the city around the house?
(a) It has been leveled by an earthquake.
(b) It has been flooded by a burst dam.
(c) It has been flooded by massive rains.
(d) It has been leveled by a bomb.

2. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Alliteration.

3. Which is the best summary of how the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" compares to the short story of the same name?
(a) The poem focuses more on the survival of a world without humans.
(b) The poem is a darker version of the same ideas contained in the short story.
(c) The poem is more hopeful about humankind's future.
(d) The poem focuses more on the role of technology in humankind's demise.

4. What is the image of the west wall meant to allude to?
(a) A recent riot in Los Angeles.
(b) The Biblical flood.
(c) An asteroid strike.
(d) Similar silhouettes at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

5. During the fire, what does Bradbury compare the house's dialogue to?
(a) A nursery rhyme.
(b) The poem "There Will Come Soft Rains."
(c) The epilogue of a play.
(d) A person's last words.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the fire travels outside and up the sides of the house, it is described as what?

3. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?

4. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?

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

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