2. 1. The house and its appliances appear to have minds of their own and are capable of doing everyday things, that humans do, without them.
3. 2. The spots were of the parents, their children, and the ball that the children were playing with.
4. 3. The people were killed.
5. 4. The house defended itself from birds and other objects that didn't belong.
6. 5. The dog had been outside when whatever killed the family occurred, which left him covered in sores and thin.
7. 6. The dog's remains were thrown into the furnace after an hour.
8. Plot Summary:
9. After some disaster that killed a family, their self-sufficient house was continuing on with the family's routines. The house goes through preparing meals, setting up activities, and cleaning for the family that is no longer alive. In the end the house is destroyed while attempting to save itself from a fire.
10. Vocabulary
11. Silhouette- the outline or general shape of something
12. Paranoia- excessive suspicion of the motives of others
13. Regiment- a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and a certain supporting unit
14. Incinerator- a furnace or apparatus for burning trash or other things to ashes
15. Capillaries- minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins
16. Oblivious- unaware, unconscious, or unmindful
17. Sublime- elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.
18. Psychopathic- of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy; a mental disorder
19. Quote-
20. "And the voices wailed Fire, fire, run, run, like a tragic nursery rhyme, a dozen voices, high, low, like children dying in a forest, alone, alone."
