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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. Why does Montag hide his books in the bushes behind his house?
(a) To protect Mildred in case he’s caught
(b) To protect them in case his house is burned down
(c) Because he no longer trusts Mildred
(d) To make them easier to snatch when he runs away in the middle of the night

2. On Montag’s first day back at work, what does Beatty try to convince him to do?
(a) Instigate another book burning
(b) Treat his job more enthusiastically
(c) Turn against Faber
(d) Confess that he’s stolen the books

3. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?
(a) Faber's
(b) Montag’s
(c) Beatty’s
(d) Clarissa’s

4. After Montag sees the signal, what does the television announcer tell the audience?
(a) That they have lost track of Montag
(b) That Montag has slipped the noose
(c) That Montag will soon be captured
(d) That Montag has fallen for their trap

5. Why does Mildred react the way she does to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because she is jealous of Clarisse
(b) Because she doesn’t understand the significance of the sound
(c) Because she is angry with Montag
(d) Because she doesn’t want to go to jail

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect is reading having on Montag?

2. What conclusion does Clarisse come to when checking whether Montag is in love?

3. When Montag arrives at his house for the burning, what is Mildred doing?

4. How does Beatty treat the stolen book Montag returns?

5. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?

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