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

2. In the image of animals, the panther is said to be "cavorting." What is this panther doing?
(a) Playing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Hunting.

3. What historical event is alluded to with the date given in the beginning of the story?
(a) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(b) The first testing of a nuclear bomb.
(c) The beginning of the Cold War.
(d) The beginning of World War II.

4. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and hash browns.
(b) Eggs, toast, and bacon.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Pancakes and bacon.

5. The use of sentence fragments in the description of the spreading fire is probably intended to create what effect?
(a) Apathy and resignation.
(b) Distance and irony.
(c) Confusion and doubt.
(d) Chaos and speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?

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

3. Bradbury mentions that martinis "manifested" on tables. What did the martinis do?

4. What happens at ten-fifteen?

5. In which city does the story take place?

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