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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. During the fire, what does Bradbury compare the house's dialogue to?
(a) A person's last words.
(b) The epilogue of a play.
(c) A nursery rhyme.
(d) The poem "There Will Come Soft Rains."

2. In which city does the story take place?
(a) Allendale.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Petaluma.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What does the house do with the uneaten breakfast?
(a) Leaves it sitting on the table with the rest of the uneaten meals.
(b) Puts it in the refrigerator.
(c) Scrapes it into the dog's dish.
(d) Throws it away.

4. "The house tried to save itself" is an example of which technique?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Personification.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the house provide after dinner?

3. To what story do the robot mice allude?

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

5. What does the garage do when no one drives the car away?

(see the answer key)

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