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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand Abstract.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?
(a) The fact that they are both Olympic swimmers
(b) The fact that they were both delivered by Cesarean section
(c) The fact that they have different fathers
(d) The fact that neither of them resemble her physically

2. What does Faber ask Montag to do on his way home from their first meeting?
(a) Spy on the firehouse
(b) Write out a plan for reproducing books
(c) Get some rest for the fight ahead
(d) Withdraw money from his bank account

3. How does Faber feel about the Bible?
(a) He calls it the history of Christianity
(b) He fears its powerful history
(c) He despises it as trash
(d) He believes it is God's sacred word

4. What does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?
(a) It has been bugged
(b) It is evil
(c) It knows his secrets
(d) It is alive

5. What poem does Montag read during his confrontation with Mildred?
(a) Dover Beach
(b) A Dream Deferred
(c) Sonnet XVI
(d) Apple Picking

Short Answer Questions

1. During their first meeting, what does Montag ask Faber to do to help him?

2. What does Montag do to finally convince Faber to help him in his quest?

3. What did Faber invent for secret communication?

4. Who actually lights the fire at the attic book owner’s home?

5. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?

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