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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand Abstract.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has changed about the ambulance drivers’ schedule in the past two years?
(a) They have been forced into additional training in addition to their scheduled shifts
(b) They have gotten much busier
(c) They have stayed the same
(d) They have slowed down

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

3. What does Mrs. Phelps find most interesting about her two children?
(a) The fact that neither of them resemble her physically
(b) The fact that they have different fathers
(c) The fact that they were both delivered by Cesarean section
(d) The fact that they are both Olympic swimmers

4. How does Montag distance himself from Clarisse so no one grows suspicious of them?
(a) He walks rapidly so as to lose her
(b) He crosses to the other side of the street
(c) He does not distance himself
(d) He walks two paces behind her

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does a specific sound frighten Montag as he is reading in the kitchen?

3. How does Faber feel about the Bible?

4. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?

5. What interrupts Montag’s confrontation with Beatty?

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