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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. Why does Mildred react the way she does to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because she is angry with Montag
(b) Because she doesn’t want to go to jail
(c) Because she doesn’t understand the significance of the sound
(d) Because she is jealous of Clarisse

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

3. What causes Faber to relax when he sees Montag?
(a) He sees that Montag has worn his fireman uniform
(b) He sees a book tucked under Montag's arm
(c) Montag quotes one of the leaders of the underground rebellion
(d) Montag offers him a bottle of wine

4. 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 stayed the same
(c) They have gotten much busier
(d) They have slowed down

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag beg the attic book owner to do before he burns down her house?

2. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?

3. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?

4. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?

5. What does the interactive box in the Montag living room allow Mildred to do?

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