There Will Come Soft Rains Review

How does the reader learn where and when the story takes place?

• date and location are burned into the side of the house

• reader must figure it out using a variety of clues in the story

• electronic device states time, date, & location at the beginning of the story

• newspaper on kitchen table that shows the date and location of the story

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Where are the human beings in the story?

• at work or school

• moved to a different city

• have been killed by nuclear bomb

• being held prisoner in basement of automated house

Which details show what has happened to the owners of the house?

• The stove prepares a breakfast that goes uneaten.

• Mrs. McClellan likes to listen to poetry in the evenings.

• The house keeps itself clean and protects itself from harm.

• The shapes of four people are burned into the side of the house.

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At the beginning of “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the stove prepares eight pieces of toast, eight eggs, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two glasses of milk. What can you conclude is most likely to be true about the McClellan family, based on this information and other details?

• The family is having guests over for breakfast.

• Two of the family members are allergic to milk.

• The stove usually burns the toast and undercooks the eggs.

• There are four family members, and two of them are children.

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How does the automated house “die” in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?

• It is blown up in a nuclear blast.

• The electronic mice tear it down.

• It catches on fire and is unable to put the fire out.

• The owners move away, and the house stops functioning.

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What is the daily routine of the automated house?

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What has happened to the rest of the houses in the neighborhood?

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What are the 5 spots of paint on the exterior of the house?

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By the end of the story, what happens to the house?

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VERB: rang; made the sound of a bell

• attending

• chimed

• tremulous

• fluttered

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