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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 historical event is alluded to with the date given in the beginning of the story?
(a) The beginning of World War II.
(b) The beginning of the Cold War.
(c) The bombing of Hiroshima.
(d) The first testing of a nuclear bomb.

2. What does "feathery fire" describe in the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
(a) The color of a male robin's breast.
(b) The movement of flames destroying the earth.
(c) The movement of feathers in the sunshine.
(d) The color of the rays of the sun coming over the horizon.

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

4. 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.

5. To what does Bradbury compare folding tables?
(a) Folded hands.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Books.
(d) Oysters,

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the story imply is still alive in the city?

2. What allusion is present in the weather box's announcement of the rain?

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

4. The use of sentence fragments in the description of the spreading fire is probably intended to create what effect?

5. To what famous dog is this dog an allusion?

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