Author
This author wrote not only this short story (There Will Come Soft Rains), but also another required reading book for THS.
Who is Ray Bradbury?
This "character" says the only audible dialogue throughout the story, and is also the title of another category.
What is the House?
This is the "time to get up," according to the house that is.
When is 7:00 AM?
The house eventually is destroyed by this.
What is a fire?
This falling object caused the fire to erupt inside the house.
What is a tree?
This is the year the house succumbed to flames.
When is 2026?
There were this many members of the family who occupied the house.
The house uses these tiny critters to clean itself.
What are mice/rats?
The story takes place in this American state.
Where is California
When is August 4th?
At post meridiem time, the dog entered the house.
This small number is the number of walls standing after the fire.
This kind of glow can be seen miles coming from "the ruined city."
What is a radioactive glow?
The year "There Will Come Soft Rains" was published.
When was 1950?
This object caused the number of clear spots left on the wall to be different than the number of family members.
What is the ball?
Between these two times, "the dog was gone."
When is 2:00-2:15 PM?
The "brain" of the house is located in this area of the house.
Where is the attic?
This cardinal direction is the side of the home covered in a thin charcoal layer.
Which way is west?
The author of the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains," which is included in Ray Bradbury's short story that shares the same title.
Who was Sara Teasdale?
It was this "Mr.'s" birthday the day the fire started.
The house began to read the poem at this oddly pronounced time.
When is "Nine-five" PM?
The house is made from this kind of wood.
What is oak?