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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. The use of sentence fragments in the description of the spreading fire is probably intended to create what effect?
(a) Confusion and doubt.
(b) Chaos and speed.
(c) Apathy and resignation.
(d) Distance and irony.

2. What does the dog do once it gets inside the house?
(a) It falls asleep in the nursery.
(b) It looks through the house for the family's other dog.
(c) It begins eating the spoiled food.
(d) It barks at every door.

3. In the image of animals, the panther is said to be "cavorting." What is this panther doing?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Playing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. What can be seen on the house's west wall?
(a) Broken glass.
(b) A huge crater.
(c) Water beginning to seep in at the foundation.
(d) The silhouettes of the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the house provide after dinner?

2. What is the first thing that the voice-clock announces?

3. In which city does the story take place?

4. Which room recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of the African savanna?

5. What does Bradbury compare to Baal?

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