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

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

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

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

5. What is unusual about the images of the African animals?
(a) Their colors.
(b) Their faces.
(c) Their shapes.
(d) Their sizes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?

2. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?

3. Why does the dog want to get into the kitchen so badly?

4. From two thirty-five to four o'clock, what can readers infer that the family would ordinarily be doing?

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

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