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

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

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

4. To what famous dog is this dog an allusion?
(a) Buck, from Call of the Wild.
(b) Odysseus's dog.
(c) President Lincoln's dog.
(d) Cerberus.

5. 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 World War II.
(d) The beginning of the Cold War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is strange about how the nursery reacts to the fire?

2. What is the name of the family that owned the house?

3. Why does the house let the dog in?

4. What is the first thing that the voice-clock announces?

5. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?

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