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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 the breakfast stove make for breakfast?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Pancakes and bacon.
(c) Eggs, toast, and bacon.
(d) Eggs and hash browns.

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

3. Why does the house let the dog in?
(a) It recognizes the dog.
(b) It wants the dog to find the family.
(c) It is an accident.
(d) It is programmed to let in any dog or cat.

4. What effect is the constant repetition and rhyming of the voice-clock probably meant to have?
(a) It reinforces the similarity of everything that the voice clock says.
(b) It demonstrates a positive attitude toward technology.
(c) It echos the language of fairy tales and nursery rhymes.
(d) It stresses the forgetfulness of the family.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the windows break and the wind makes the fire grow and spread, which thematic motif is reinforced?

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

3. What does the house do with the uneaten breakfast?

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

5. 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?

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