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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the story's setting?January 17, 1948, following a nuclear blast.August 4, 2026, after a nuclear blast.May 5, 2012In the distant future. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to the family who lived in this house?There are no clues about the family's current location.They moved to another neighborhood.They decided to spend a weekend away from home.They died in a nuclear explosion.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the first sentence turn out to be ironic?
In the living room the voice-clock sang, "Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o'clock!" as if it were afraid that nobody would."It really isn't 7:00.There is no one in the house to get up or hear the clock.The clock says tick tock instead of actually ticking.The story is set in the future, but clocks are still used. - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the tone of the house's announcements?pleasantlonleysarcastic/nastythreatening
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow does the voice clock respond to the fact that no one reacts to it?It asks why no-one is responding.It becomes louder.It turns itself off.It continues doing it's job.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following accurately describes the nursery at 4:30?Glowing with fire, which destroys the painted animalsThe walls are lit up artificially with images of jungle animals, which move and make noiseIt is outdoors and set up like a small zoo full of jungle animalsIt is painted like a desert, and the animals in it make noises of distress.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following functions does the house NOT perform?CookingCleaningAnnouncing timeFlying
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence contains personification?The room was ablaze in an instance.The wall sprays let down showers of mechanical rain.At ten o'clock the house began to die.The quenching rain ceased.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat mood is created by a setting in which all domestic functions are performed by machines and none by humans?cheerful and exhilaratingrepulsive and horrifyinghomey and reassuringimpersonal and chilling
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is on the west side of the house?A garden.The kitchen.The silhouettes of the deceased family members.A dying dog.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did the dog die?Starvation and lack of human care.Nuclear blast.It was attacked by robot mice.The house killed it.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Sara Teasdale's poem suggest about humanity and nature?Humans are essential for nature to continue.Mankind is a blemish on nature.There is no connection.Technology is more important than humans.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat time did the house begin to die?7 amNoon5 pm10 pm
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the overall tone of this story?HorrificJoyfulHumorousIronic
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a theme from the story?Technology is amazing and should be used whenever possible.Nuclear weapons are essential to survival.Humans should be wary of technology and it's potential to make humans disposable.Eat lots of bacon.
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