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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 noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?
(a) Clarisse crying
(b) The fire hound barking
(c) A bird singing
(d) A car honking

2. When discussing his personal history with Montag, what does Faber call himself?
(a) A fake
(b) A prophet
(c) A rebel
(d) A coward

3. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?
(a) Clarisse
(b) Montag
(c) The neighbor
(d) Captain Beatty

4. What does Faber think books smell like?
(a) Nutmeg
(b) Curry
(c) Ginger
(d) Coriander

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?

2. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?

3. For what does Faber feel partially responsible?

4. Whose house is scheduled to be burned at the end of Part Two?

5. How does Captain Beatty fit into Montag and Faber’s secret plan?

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