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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. What do Mildred and Ann spend their time talking about?
(a) Government censorship
(b) Baking recipes
(c) Soap operas
(d) Their husbands

2. What does Montag discover about the fugitives he meets near the tracks?
(a) None of them can read
(b) They are all related
(c) They are full of book knowledge
(d) They have been on the run for over ten years

3. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?
(a) To burn books
(b) To aid civilians
(c) To arrest and execute arsonists
(d) To educate people on fire prevention

4. Who does Montag believe called in the complaint against him?
(a) Mildred
(b) Faber
(c) Black
(d) Clarissa

5. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?
(a) He shreds it with his bare hands
(b) He reads it aloud to the firehouse, mocking the words
(c) He forces Montag to burn it then and there
(d) He tosses it unceremoniously in the trash

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal of safety does Montag see when looking towards the tracks?

2. What does Montag beg the attic book owner to do before he burns down her house?

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

4. What does Montag see in the sky that he thinks is a bomb?

5. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?

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