"There Will Come Soft Rains"

What is the setting of the story?

• January 17, 1948 after a nuclear blast

• May 5, 2012

• In the distant future

• August 4, 2026 after a nuclear blast

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What happened to the family who lived in this house?

• There are no clues about what happened.

• They decided to spend a weekend away from home.

• They died in a nuclear explosion.

• They moved to another house.

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Why is the opening of the story ironic? "In the living room the voice-clock sang, 'Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, seven o'clock!' as if it were afraid that nobody would."

• It isn't really 7:00 AM

• There is no one in the house to get up and hear the clock.

• The story is set in the future, but clocks are still used.

• The clock says tick tock instead of actually ticking.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following describes the tone of the house's announcements?

• Pleasant

• Sarcastic

• Threataning

• Lonely

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the voice clock respond to the fact that no one reacts to it?

• It asks why no one is responding.

• It turns itself off.

• It becomes louder.

• It continues doing it's job.

Which of the following accurately describes the nursery at 4:30 PM?

• Glowing with fire, which destroys the painted animals.

• It is outdoors and set up like a small zoo.

• It is painted like a desert, and the animals in it make noises.

• The walls are lit up artificially with images of jungle animals, which move and make noise.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following functions does the house NOT perform?

• Flying

• Cleanign

• Cooking

• Announcing time

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The room was ablaze in an instance.

• At ten o'clock the house began to die.

• The wall sprays let down showers of mechanical rain.

• The quenching rain ceased.

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What mood is created by a setting where the household functions are performed by technology and not by humans?

• Cheerful and exhilarating

• Homey and reassuring

• Repulsive and horrifying

• Impersonal and chilling

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is on the west side of the house?

• A garden

• The silhouettes of the deceased family members.

• The kitchen

• A dying dog