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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. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is confused
(b) She is angry
(c) She is uninterested
(d) She is afraid

2. Why does Montag believe the firedog has come to view him as an enemy?
(a) Because he really is an enemy
(b) Because it is getting old
(c) Because someone has programmed it against him
(d) Because its computer system is defective

3. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?
(a) Happiness
(b) Indignant
(c) Indifferent
(d) Disbelief

4. What takes up three full walls in the Montag's living room?
(a) Mirrors
(b) An abstract painting
(c) Pictures
(d) The television

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has changed about Montag’s life since the character went missing?

2. What does Clarisse ask Montag after their first meeting, before she goes home?

3. How does Faber react to Montag’s decision to read the poem aloud?

4. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?

5. If Montag wants to talk to Faber, what does he realize he must do?

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