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

2. Who is the author of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) Bradbury.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Teasdale.

3. In the image of animals, the panther is said to be "cavorting." What is this panther doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Playing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Hunting.

4. What happens to the dog when it cannot get into the kitchen?
(a) It leaves the house.
(b) It dies.
(c) It runs through the house breaking things.
(d) It scratches through the door.

5. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?
(a) "Fire and Ice."
(b) "There Will Come Soft Rains."
(c) "August 6."
(d) "The Children's Hour."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?

3. To what story do the robot mice allude?

4. What does Bradbury say that the house is angry about when the dog shows up?

5. What is thematically important about the cause of the fire in the kitchen?

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