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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. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?
(a) Black
(b) The attic book owner
(c) Captain Beatty
(d) Mildred

2. When Mildred talks about “her family,” whom is she referring to?
(a) Her siblings
(b) The characters on her favorite TV shows
(c) The members of her church
(d) Her best friends from high school

3. What does Clarisse do to check whether or not someone is in love?
(a) Rub a dandelion on her chin
(b) Read tarot cards
(c) Pull daisy petals
(d) Read tealeaves

4. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?
(a) She was afraid all communication in their house had been cut off
(b) She thinks it's Montag’s office telling him to come in to work
(c) She hasn’t spoken to Ann in weeks
(d) It's an excuse to get away from the books

5. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?
(a) The meaning of life
(b) A reason for so many lives to be lost
(c) A connection to Clarisse
(d) Religious freedom

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mildred react to the news that Montag has been hoarding books?

2. Why does a specific sound frighten Montag as he is reading in the kitchen?

3. What does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?

4. Why does Mildred react the way she does to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?

5. Why is Montag so desperate to understand the books?

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