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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. The line "And swallows circling with their shimmering sound" is an example of which technique?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Personification.

2. What is strange about how the nursery reacts to the fire?
(a) The voice in the nursery walls begins singing an old children's song.
(b) The animal images seem to be aware of the fire.
(c) The nursery deliberately opens its windows during the fire.
(d) The nursery is the only room that does not turn on its sprinklers.

3. What is the name of the family that owned the house?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) McClellan.

4. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?
(a) Folded hands.
(b) Books.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Oysters,

5. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) Nature grieves the loss of humankind.
(b) Nature is puzzled and uncertain.
(c) Nature is unaware and indifferent.
(d) Nature celebrates the end of humankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?

2. Why do the robot mice come out when they do?

3. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?

4. What happens at ten-fifteen?

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

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