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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. Why are ambulance drivers called to Montag’s home?
(a) Because Mildred needs her stomach pumped
(b) Because Montag has knocked out Mildred’s lover
(c) Because the bullet grazes Montag’s cheek
(d) Because Mildred was burned in the fire

2. How old is Clarisse McClellan?
(a) 17
(b) 23
(c) 31
(d) 44

3. According to Faber, what is the only magical thing in the world?
(a) Passion
(b) Friendship
(c) Nothing
(d) Knowledge

4. What does Montag fear will happen if the dog identifies him as an enemy?
(a) He will be arrested
(b) It will attack him
(c) His wife will divorce him
(d) His coworkers will mock him

5. Why does a specific sound frighten Montag as he is reading in the kitchen?
(a) Because there are no birds in his society
(b) Because Clarisse is dead
(c) Because he thinks he is going to be caught reading
(d) Because he thinks the Captain has returned

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mildred react to the ambulance drivers’ arrival?

2. How did Clarisse die?

3. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

4. How does the mechanical firedog react when it senses an enemy?

5. Which mythological symbols are introduced in the first chapter?

(see the answer key)

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