English Final Exam

What is the primary setting of There Will Come Soft Rains?

• A spaceship

• A suburban house

• A rural farm

• A city street

What type of literary device is used in the description of the automated house?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the theme of There Will Come Soft Rains?

• The inevitability of nature’s revenge

• The future of technology and humanity

• The importance of family

• The effects of nuclear war

What does the house symbolize in the story?

• Human ambition

• The decay of human civilization

• The power of technology

• Isolation

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following represents the theme of humanity’s extinction in the story?

• The children’s nursery

• The fire that destroys the house

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the primary conflict in There Will Come Soft Rains?

• Human vs. Society

• Human vs. Nature

• Human vs. Machine

• Human vs. Self

The house continuing to function after humanity has been destroyed represents which type of conflict?

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Machine

• Man vs. Society

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

T/F: The story shows that humans have successfully adapted to living with technology.

• True

• False

T/F: The story ends with the house being completely rebuilt.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

In The Monkey’s Paw, the setting is most important for creating:

• Suspense

• Comedy

• Joy

• Tragedy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3