Bonus
How does the argument at the beginning of the story affect the character of Joan in what way?
What is C: It leads Joan to want to punish Nelly.
Based on the setting details in paragraphs 50-52, the reader can conclude that-
What is B: The house panics as the fire spreads and the voice die one by one.
The basic parts of a work of literature, such as characters, plot, setting, point of view, and theme.
What is: Literary element
What is the date and time at the beginning of the story?
What is: August 4, 2026 at seven in the morning.
How was Joan affected by her experiences with her father after he returned home from the war?
What is D: They led her to want her children to experience violence.
The description of the events in the study show that people who lived in the house valued-
What is C: poetry
The time and place of a story
What is: setting
Who prepares the food for people who live in the house?
What is: Automatic stoves
How does the setting of Nelly's room affect the story?
What is A: It is a safe space where Joan and Nelly can talk about their feelings.
Which of the following best explains how the events in paragraph 54 and 55 reveal aspects of the house's "character"?
What is D: The house demonstrates hysteria and "psychopathic" cooking, which reveals that it desperately wants to continue normally, even as it is being destroyed.
The way an author chooses to narrate or tell a story
What is: point of view
What does the reader begin to notice about the interactions between setting and plot?
What is: The reader notices that the setting details describe a house with a lot of technology but no people. The work of the technology is pointless, which might reveal a deeper meaning of the story.
What effect does Joan and Nelly's conversation have on one of the characters?
What is C: It gives Nelly a better understanding of her mother's rule.
Part A: The theme of this excerpt can be best described as-
What is B: "technology can function perfectly yet still fail to save lives."
The main problem in a story
What is: conflict
Read the annotation from p.897, How does the reader develop a deeper understanding of setting, plot and character as she continues reading?
What is: The reader realizes that details about the house seem to shift it from being only a setting to a character itself. She starts to analyze its reactions to plot events and how these affect the meaning of the story.
In paragraph 49, Bradbury the author, writes about a future world in "There Will Come Soft Rains." Identify details that show the story takes place in the future and explain what his imagined world teaches us about our world today.
What is: Bradbury creates an imaginary world wherein he gives human traits to the machines in the house. I think his message to readers is that we should not rely too much on technology because it can't protect or save us as much as we hope it could.
Select the quotation that supports the answer in Part A
What is D: "She realized that she had seen her mother every day of her life but had never really thought about her as a person with her own history and worries."
Part B: Which of the following sentences from the text best supports the answer to Part A
What is C: "The dog, once large and fleshy, but now gone to bone and covered with sores, moved in and through the house, tracking mud. Behind it whirred angry mice, angry at having to pick up mud, angry at inconvenience."
1) A person (or sometimes an animal) in a work of fiction
2) The main events of a story
1) What is: character
2) What is: plot
Part 1: What were the boy and girl of the house doing when the city was destroyed around them?
Part 2: How does the dog get into the house?
What is: The boy and girl were playing catch
What is: The dog "whines" at the front door, and the door recognizes the voice and opens.