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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Montag thinks Mildred needs to understand to be happy in life?
(a) Why the television personalities are not real
(b) His relationship with Clarisse
(c) Why she tried to kill herself
(d) Why the government is suppressing knowledge

2. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?
(a) The characters on her favorite TV shows
(b) Her best friends from high school
(c) The members of her church
(d) Her siblings

3. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?
(a) Why the elderly woman killed herself
(b) Whether Mildred is capable of love
(c) How and why Clarisse died
(d) Why no one discusses life’s realities

4. According to Mildred, who are the only people she trusts?
(a) The characters on her television shows
(b) No one
(c) Her neighbors
(d) Her parents

5. The morning after the accident, what does Montag try to convince Mildred of?
(a) That Clarisse's family is a danger to their way of life
(b) That they should have children
(c) That she wanted to die
(d) That she should get a job

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?

2. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?

3. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?

4. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?

5. According to Faber, what is the only magical thing in the world?

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