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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. 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 more hopeful about humankind's future.
(c) The poem is a darker version of the same ideas contained in the short story.
(d) The poem focuses more on the role of technology in humankind's demise.

2. What "delicacies" does the fire consume upstairs?
(a) Vinyl record albums by famous singers.
(b) Paintings by well-known artists.
(c) The clothing of every member of the family.
(d) The children's toys.

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

4. What does Bradbury compare the chemical fire-fighting foam to?
(a) Seafoam.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Elephants.

5. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?
(a) That the dog is probably contagious.
(b) The disturbance to its routine.
(c) Needing to clean up the mud from its feet.
(d) That the family is not with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bradbury say is like "an altar with ten-thousand attendants"?

2. What is unusual about the images of the African animals?

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

4. In the image of animals, the panther is said to be "cavorting." What is this panther doing?

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

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