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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. Whose death does Montag try to imagine after the bombing?
(a) Faber
(b) Clarisse
(c) His own
(d) Mildred

2. 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 is angry with Montag
(c) Because she doesn’t understand the significance of the sound
(d) Because she doesn’t want to go to jail

3. Where does Faber suggest they run to in order to escape prosecution?
(a) The woods
(b) The river
(c) The mountains
(d) The sand dunes

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

5. Why do the fugitives head back towards the city?
(a) To turn themselves in
(b) To search for survivors
(c) To search for books
(d) To add their own fires to those already burning

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Montag appear to be hiding something from his wife?

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

3. What does Montag’s society most loathe?

4. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

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

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