Quiz Review: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury

Front

Tone of the house's announcements?

Back

Pleasant

Front

Reason for no one being home?

Back

Everyone has been killed in a nuclear explosion.

Front

Best word to describe the family's life?

Back

Orderly

Front

After the tree branch crashes through the kitchen window:

Back

Breakfast is prepared.

Front

Chronological arrangement in the story:

Back

Describes a clock that announces the time repeatedly.

Front

Story setting:

Back

August 4, 2026, after a nuclear blast.

Front

How does the house come alive?

Back

The house cries when its inhabitants leave.

Front

Unusual trait of characters in the story?

Back

They work hard.

Front

Third person point of view is indicated by:

Back

Narrator uses descriptive language.

Front

Ironic first line of the story: "In the living room the voice-clock sang, Ticktock, seven o’clock..."

Back

No one is in the house to hear the clock.