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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. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?
(a) Captain Beatty
(b) Clarisse
(c) Mildred
(d) Black

2. What does Montag steal from the attic book owner’s home?
(a) A necklace
(b) A book
(c) A photograph
(d) A purse

3. What passes overhead that makes Montag feel urgency about his mission to understand?
(a) A white dove
(b) A helicopter
(c) A shooting star
(d) A bomber plane

4. According to Mildred, who are the only people she trusts?
(a) The characters on her television shows
(b) Her neighbors
(c) No one
(d) Her parents

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how does Montag feel about his job?

2. What does Montag feel about Clarisse’s death?

3. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?

4. What has changed about Montag’s life since the character went missing?

5. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?

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