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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the general mission of the fire department in the novel?
(a) To aid civilians
(b) To educate people on fire prevention
(c) To burn books
(d) To arrest and execute arsonists
2. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?
(a) Clarisse crying
(b) A bird singing
(c) The fire hound barking
(d) A car honking
3. Why is Montag so desperate to understand the books?
(a) Because he wants to understand why people were willing to die for their books
(b) Because he thinks it will make Mildred fall back in love with him
(c) Because he grew up thinking he was stupid
(d) Because he wants to stand up to the government, and this is the best way
4. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?
(a) Mildred
(b) Captain Beatty
(c) Black
(d) Clarisse
5. At the beginning of the novel, how does Montag feel about his job?
(a) He is proud to be considered a hero
(b) He is proud to have followed in his father's footsteps
(c) He believes he is doing his civic duty
(d) He feels ashamed to be harming innocent people
Short Answer Questions
1. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?
2. How did Clarisse die?
3. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
4. What is the number assigned to Montag's fire squad?
5. What takes up three full walls in the Montag's living room?
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