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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Burning Bright Abstract.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Faber help Montag during the confrontation with Beatty?
(a) By punching Beatty in the face
(b) By whispering advice into his ear
(c) By making prank calls to the firehouse
(d) By telling him how to blackmail Beatty

2. Where does Montag stop to freshen up during his escape?
(a) At a church
(b) At an elementary school
(c) At a gas station
(d) At a hotel

3. What does Montag see in the sky that he thinks is a bomb?
(a) A glider plane
(b) A dirigible
(c) A bright light
(d) A helicopter

4. To whom does Montag at first yell "Run" when he sees the bomb fall?
(a) Clarisse, Faber, and Mildred
(b) The men
(c) Himself
(d) Captain Beatty

5. What is significant about the fire Montag shares with the fugitives?
(a) The smoke has a pleasant odor
(b) It is not as hot as the ones made using kerosene
(c) It burns like the colors of the natural world
(d) It is the first time fire has felt warm and welcoming

Short Answer Questions

1. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?

2. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?

3. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?

4. What conclusion does Clarisse come to when checking whether Montag is in love?

5. Whose death does Montag try to imagine after the bombing?

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