View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "There Will Come Soft Rains".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first thing that the voice-clock announces?
(a) It is raining.
(b) Time to get up.
(c) Time for work.
(d) Time for breakfast.

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

4. What does Bradbury metaphorically compare the house to?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A bomb shelter.
(c) A closed umbrella.
(d) An elderly unmarried woman.

5. From two thirty-five to four o'clock, what can readers infer that the family would ordinarily be doing?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Playing cards and having a snack.
(c) They would still be at work and school.
(d) Having friends over to eat and listen to the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the dog want to get into the kitchen so badly?

2. What is the image of the west wall meant to allude to?

3. What does Bradbury say is like "an altar with ten-thousand attendants"?

4. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

5. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 238 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample