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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 does Montag believe about the mechanical firedog at work?
(a) It knows his secrets
(b) It is alive
(c) It is evil
(d) It has been bugged

2. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality does Montag find most attractive?
(a) Her dark sense of humor
(b) Her desire to learn a trade
(c) Her questioning banter
(d) Her childish infatuation

3. 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

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

5. What does Faber believe television has done to Jesus' image?
(a) Preserved it as holy
(b) Made it political
(c) Turned it into a parlor act
(d) Deadened it

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montag accidentally frighten Professor Faber?

2. During their first meeting, what does Montag ask Faber to do to help him?

3. What conclusion does Clarisse come to when checking whether Montag is in love?

4. As Montag reads, what does Mildred stare at longingly?

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

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