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Fahrenheit 451 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mildred respond to Montag’s conviction the day after the ambulence was called to their home?
(a) Confused
(b) Weepy
(c) Appalled
(d) Defensive

2. As Montag reads, what does Mildred stare at longingly?
(a) The oven
(b) The window
(c) Her television wall
(d) A photograph

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

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

5. At the beginning of the novel, how does Montag feel about his job?
(a) He believes he is doing his civic duty
(b) He is proud to be considered a hero
(c) He feels ashamed to be harming innocent people
(d) He is proud to have followed in his father's footsteps

Short Answer Questions

1. On the morning after the accident, what is Mildred anxious for Montag to do?

2. Which of the following best describes Montag’s mood when the ambulance drivers arrive?

3. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?

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

5. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about Guy Montag’s job as a fireman?

2. Who is Clarisse McClellan, and how does Montag meet her?

3. Why did the book burnings first begin?

4. What most enthralls Montag about his job?

5. What is the hound at work specifically trained to do?

6. What is Mildred Montag’s obsession, and how does it affect her personal life?

7. What does Montag reveal to Mildred after Beatty leaves their home?

8. What does Montag come to suspect about the mechanical firedog at his work?

9. How is Montag treated on his first day back at work after his “illness”?

10. What happens to people who are found with books in their possession?

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