Question

Part A
In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” what are the parents doing at the time of the tragedy?
A. They are downstairs in the basement.
B. They are outside working in the garden.
C. They are sitting together in the nursery.
D. They are playing bridge at the card table.
Part B
What passage from the story supports the answer to Part A?
A. Here the silhouette in paint of a man mowing a lawn. Here, as in a photograph, a woman bent to pick flowers.
B. In the cellar, the incinerator glowed suddenly and a whirl of sparks leaped up the chimney.
C. Bridge tables sprouted from patio walls. Playing cards fluttered onto pads in a shower of pips.
D. A voice spoke from the study ceiling: “Mrs. McClellan, which poem would you like this evening?”

Answer 1

Part A: B. They are outside working in the garden.

Part B: A. "Here the silhouette in paint of a man mowing a lawn. Here, as in a photograph, a woman bent to pick flowers." This passage indicates they were outdoors.