"There Will Come Soft Rains" Review

What is the point of view of the story?

• 1st person
• 3rd person

Based on the events in the story, what does the title imply?

• Rain makes people feel better.
• Nature continues despite what humans do.
• The rainy season is predictable.
• Nature is a weak force.

What literary device is used in the following excerpt: "The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants, big, small, servicing, attending, in choirs. But the gods had gone away, and the ritual of the religion continued senselessly, uselessly."

• alliteration
• foreshadowing
• similie
• metaphor

Who are the "gods" in the following excerpt: "The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants, big, small, servicing, attending, in choirs. But the gods had gone away, and the ritual of the religion continued senselessly, uselessly."

• the American government
• the robotic mice
• the McClellan's
• the USSR

What conflict, or question, permeates, or is spread throughout, this story?

• Will the house survive?
• Who built the house?
• How old is the house?
• How much did the house cost?

Which literary device is used to bring the house to life?

• personification
• flashback
• alliteration
• foreshadowing

How does the house react when the dog enters?

• The house is glad to finally see someone.
• The house is angry because the dog got the floor muddy.
• The house is curious about who entered it.
• The house is sad that someone interrupted its solitude.

What motivated the dog to want to go into the kitchen?

• The dog heard a noise.
• The dog saw a bone.
• The dog smelled some food.
• The dog felt a cool breeze.

What probably happened to the people?

• They are extinct due to an earthquake.
• They moved away because of the housing costs.
• They are extinct due to a nuclear bomb.
• They moved away because of the rain.

How did the house keep clean?

• by swirling birds
• by huge mops
• by indoor sprinklers
• by robotic mice