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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. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The living room.
(d) The nursery.

2. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?
(a) Plastic sleeves.
(b) Racks.
(c) Networks of tunnels.
(d) Small boxes.

3. Where are the "aluminium roaches and iron crickets"?
(a) In the walls.
(b) In the yard.
(c) In the garage.
(d) In the nursery.

4. What is the reaction of nature to the end of human existence in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) Nature celebrates the end of humankind.
(b) Nature grieves the loss of humankind.
(c) Nature is unaware and indifferent.
(d) Nature is puzzled and uncertain.

5. When the fire travels outside and up the sides of the house, it is described as what?
(a) Clever.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Overwhelming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?

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

4. Why do the robot mice come out when they do?

5. What is the house compared to as it burns to the ground?

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