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Section 1: "There Will Come Soft Rains"

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

2. When the narrator tells readers that it seems like the voice-clock is worried that no one will get up, this is an example of what technique?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Imagery.

3. In the sentence "The morning house lay empty," there is an example of which technique?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Passive voice.
(d) Punning.

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

5. What does the breakfast stove make for breakfast?
(a) Eggs, toast, and bacon.
(b) Eggs and hash browns.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Pancakes and bacon.

6. On what date does the story begin?
(a) April 4.
(b) August 6.
(c) April 6.
(d) August 4.

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

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