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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 "feathery fire" describe in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) The movement of feathers in the sunshine.
(b) The color of the rays of the sun coming over the horizon.
(c) The color of a male robin's breast.
(d) The movement of flames destroying the earth.

2. Where are the "aluminium roaches and iron crickets"?
(a) In the nursery.
(b) In the yard.
(c) In the garage.
(d) In the walls.

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

4. What does the house provide after dinner?
(a) Music and hot chocolate.
(b) Games and snacks.
(c) A fire and a cigar.
(d) A warm bath.

5. What is the image of the west wall meant to allude to?
(a) A recent riot in Los Angeles.
(b) An asteroid strike.
(c) Similar silhouettes at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(d) The Biblical flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dog do once it gets inside the house?

2. The line "And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn," contains an example of which technique?

3. What causes the fire to eventually win the battle with the house?

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?

5. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

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