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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 Bradbury compare the chemical fire-fighting foam to?
(a) Seafoam.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Snakes.

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

3. What allusion is present in the weather box's announcement of the rain?
(a) There is a reference to a very old folk tune, often sung by children.
(b) There is a reference to a famous Dutch painting.
(c) There is a reference to a popular book of Bradbury's time.
(d) There is a reference to a Greek myth about rain and death.

4. What historical event is alluded to with the date given in the beginning of the story?
(a) The first testing of a nuclear bomb.
(b) The beginning of the Cold War.
(c) The beginning of World War II.
(d) The bombing of Hiroshima.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?

2. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?

3. What happens at ten-fifteen?

4. Bradbury mentions that martinis "manifested" on tables. What did the martinis do?

5. Which is the best summary of how the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" compares to the short story of the same name?

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