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There Will Come Soft Rains

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1950

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Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. C (Paragraph 10)

2. B (Paragraph 15)

3. D (Paragraphs 40-45)

4. A (Paragraph 14 and various paragraphs)

5. C (Various Paragraphs)

6. B (Paragraph 54)

7. A (Paragraph 11)

8. D (Paragraph 60)

Long Answer

1. The absence of humans illustrates the potential deadly impact of nuclear weapons. The only remains of the family are the silhouettes seared onto the house (Paragraph 11). The house acts as a stand-in for humanity. It represents order fighting chaos, symbolized by nature and the fire. 

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