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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 does the dog do once it gets inside the house?
(a) It begins eating the spoiled food.
(b) It barks at every door.
(c) It falls asleep in the nursery.
(d) It looks through the house for the family's other dog.

2. Who is Baal?
(a) A Mesopotamian warrior.
(b) An Egyptian pharaoh.
(c) A pre-Christian god.
(d) The dog that guards hell in Greek mythology.

3. "Seven-nine, breakfast time" is an example of which rhyming technique?
(a) Identical rhyme.
(b) Eye rhyme.
(c) Slant rhyme.
(d) End rhyme.

4. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) "The Children's Hour."
(b) "August 6."
(c) "Fire and Ice."
(d) "There Will Come Soft Rains."

5. At one point, Bradbury says that the house has a "preoccupation" with self-protection. What must be true about the house?
(a) It does not see a reason to try to protect itself.
(b) It is bored by the idea of protecting itself.
(c) It is constantly trying to protect itself.
(d) It is willing to do terrible things to protect itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical event is alluded to with the date given in the beginning of the story?

2. In the sentence "The morning house lay empty," there is an example of which technique?

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

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

5. Which is the best summary of how the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" compares to the short story of the same name?

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