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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?
(a) He sees a book tucked under Montag's arm
(b) He sees that Montag has worn his fireman uniform
(c) Montag quotes one of the leaders of the underground rebellion
(d) Montag offers him a bottle of wine

2. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?
(a) She thinks it's Montag’s office telling him to come in to work
(b) She was afraid all communication in their house had been cut off
(c) She hasn’t spoken to Ann in weeks
(d) It's an excuse to get away from the books

3. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?
(a) He punches him
(b) He hangs up on him
(c) He calls the police
(d) He warns him to stay away

4. What does Faber believe television has done to Jesus' image?
(a) Turned it into a parlor act
(b) Deadened it
(c) Preserved it as holy
(d) Made it political

5. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred making love to another man
(b) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(c) His house has burned down
(d) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills

6. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality does Montag find most attractive?
(a) Her childish infatuation
(b) Her dark sense of humor
(c) Her desire to learn a trade
(d) Her questioning banter

7. What has Mildred been pressuring her husband to do?
(a) Quit his job
(b) Go to a fertility specialist
(c) Add television to the fourth wall in the living room
(d) Take her to the beach

8. Which of the following best describes Montag’s mood when the ambulance drivers arrive?
(a) Distressed
(b) Indifferent
(c) Hostile
(d) Incredulous

9. Who turned the attic book owner over to the authorities?
(a) A priest
(b) A stranger
(c) A schoolteacher
(d) A neighbor

10. How does Montag accidentally frighten Professor Faber?
(a) By mentioning Clarisse
(b) By asking him to turn himself in
(c) By admitting that he’s read War and Peace
(d) By asking him about a book

11. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is afraid
(b) She is uninterested
(c) She is confused
(d) She is angry

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

13. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?
(a) Discuss poetry
(b) Have coffee
(c) Walk to work
(d) Make love

14. What does Montag steal from the attic book owner’s home?
(a) A necklace
(b) A purse
(c) A photograph
(d) A book

15. How did Clarisse die?
(a) She drowned
(b) She died in a house fire
(c) She was run over by a car
(d) She was poisoned

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The morning after the accident, what does Montag try to convince Mildred of?

3. What is Guy Montag's main responsibly as a fireman?

4. In Montag’s society, what is assumed about all the citizens?

5. How does Mildred respond to Montag’s conviction the day after the ambulence was called to their home?

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