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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. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?
(a) The living room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The kitchen.

2. What causes the fire to eventually win the battle with the house?
(a) The house stops defending itself.
(b) The wind creates flames so intense the house cannot fight them.
(c) The rain stops.
(d) The fire reaches the house's "brain" in the attic.

3. On what date does the story begin?
(a) August 4.
(b) April 6.
(c) August 6.
(d) April 4.

4. What is the job of the robot mice?
(a) Alerting the house to intruders.
(b) Entertaining the dog.
(c) Entertaining the children.
(d) Cleaning.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

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

4. When the story ends, what is left standing?

5. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?

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