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Ray BradburyThere Will Come Soft Rains
Ray BradburyFiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1950A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Reading Check
1. Allendale, California (Paragraph 3) or in a city of rubble (Paragraph 10)
2. Dog (Paragraph 18)
3. Picasso and Matisse (Paragraph 53)
4. Sara Teasdale (Paragraph 39)
5. Fire (Paragraph 49 and Various Paragraphs)
Short Answer
1. The house prepares breakfast, cleans, and reminds the family of bills to pay and important dates to remember. (Various Paragraphs)
2. The city is only "rubble and ashes." It "gave off a radioactive glow" at night. (Paragraph 10)
3. The family was killed in a nuclear explosion. (Various Paragraphs)
4. The only remnants of the family are their silhouettes burned into the side of the home by the nuclear bomb. (Paragraph 11)
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