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

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

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

4. How does Mildred respond to Montag’s conviction the day after the ambulence was called to their home?
(a) Appalled
(b) Weepy
(c) Defensive
(d) Confused

5. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality takes Montag aback?
(a) Her cruelty
(b) Her candidness
(c) Her innocence
(d) Her confidence

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?

2. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

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

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

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

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