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

2. When the windows break and the wind makes the fire grow and spread, which thematic motif is reinforced?
(a) Nature and the house are in opposition.
(b) The house is evil.
(c) Technology can be dangerous.
(d) The house is a part of nature.

3. What does the garage do when no one drives the car away?
(a) Uses the car horn to alert the family.
(b) Waits and then closes again.
(c) Starts the car remotely.
(d) Announces again that it is time to go to work and to school.

4. Just before the house collapses, what does it do?
(a) It begins performing multiple functions over and over.
(b) It shuts down entirely except for its "voice" function.
(c) It dumps out all of the liquor, coffee, and milk in one last attempt to fight the fire.
(d) It announces the wrong date and time.

5. Why do the robot mice come out when they do?
(a) They mistake the noise of the rain for an intruder.
(b) They are looking for the family.
(c) They are programmed to come out at nine-fifteen.
(d) There is food spilled near the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem that the house reads after dinner?

2. Who is Baal?

3. What is unusual about the images of the African animals?

4. Which is the best summary of how the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" compares to the short story of the same name?

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

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