In two extended similes, Hector and Achilles are compared to animals. Find
these epic similes and others in this
part of the story. What comparisons are
made in each simile?

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

What can you predict about the rest of the story? a) it will be about an eighteen-year-old girl. b) it will be about the aubignys falling in love. c) it will be about armand aubigny's father taking him to paris. d) it will be about the relationship between arman aubigny and the girl. e) it will be about an economic revolution led by aubigny.