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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. Whose image do advertisers use to sell products?
(a) The Firemen’s
(b) Jesus’
(c) No one’s. Images in advertising are banned
(d) The President’s

2. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?
(a) Because she’s jealous
(b) Because she can’t read
(c) Because she’s bored
(d) Because she’s intimidated

3. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills
(b) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(c) Mildred making love to another man
(d) His house has burned down

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Montag's job enthralls him?

2. At what time of day does Montag first meet Clarisse?

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

4. How old is Clarisse McClellan?

5. What does Faber believe television has done to Jesus' image?

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