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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 is the house compared to as it burns to the ground?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A skeleton.

2. What causes the house to temporarily "give up" as the fire spreads?
(a) The house is waiting for the flames to reach the attic.
(b) It has begun to rain outside.
(c) There is no more water.
(d) The house is ready to "die."

3. "Seven-nine, breakfast time" is an example of which rhyming technique?
(a) Slant rhyme.
(b) Eye rhyme.
(c) Identical rhyme.
(d) End rhyme.

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

5. Which is the best summary of how the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" compares to the short story of the same name?
(a) The poem focuses more on the role of technology in humankind's demise.
(b) The poem focuses more on the survival of a world without humans.
(c) The poem is a darker version of the same ideas contained in the short story.
(d) The poem is more hopeful about humankind's future.

Short Answer Questions

1. The line "And swallows circling with their shimmering sound" is an example of which technique?

2. "Mr. Featherstone" is an example of what literary technique?

3. What does the dog do once it gets inside the house?

4. What happens at ten-fifteen?

5. Just before the house collapses, what does it do?

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