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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 consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?
(a) Playing video games
(b) Television
(c) Cooking
(d) Gardening

2. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is angry
(b) She is confused
(c) She is uninterested
(d) She is afraid

3. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?
(a) It shakes
(b) It whimpers
(c) It growls and barks
(d) It beeps

4. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?
(a) Sassafras root
(b) Imported chocolate
(c) Her blood
(d) The rain

5. How did Clarisse die?
(a) She drowned
(b) She died in a house fire
(c) She was poisoned
(d) She was run over by a car

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mildred respond to Montag’s conviction the day after the ambulence was called to their home?

2. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?

3. How does Faber react to Montag’s initial request?

4. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?

5. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?

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