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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. Who is the author of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) Teasdale.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Bradbury.
(d) Longfellow.

2. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?
(a) Racks.
(b) Small boxes.
(c) Networks of tunnels.
(d) Plastic sleeves.

3. What is the first thing that the voice-clock announces?
(a) Time to get up.
(b) Time for breakfast.
(c) It is raining.
(d) Time for work.

4. 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 that the house is a living thing.
(c) It clarifies the order in which the house is burning, because the house can still "speak."
(d) It reminds the reader of the death of the family.

5. Why does the dog want to get into the kitchen so badly?
(a) The rest of the house is filling with smoke.
(b) The house has begun making pancakes.
(c) Its food dish is in the kitchen.
(d) It thinks the family is in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the story begin?

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

3. Who does the story imply is still alive in the city?

4. Which is the best descriptor of the mood of the scene in the study, where the poem is read and music plays as a cigar slowly burns down to ash?

5. Just before the house collapses, what does it do?

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