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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 Mildred been pressuring her husband to do?
(a) Add television to the fourth wall in the living room
(b) Take her to the beach
(c) Quit his job
(d) Go to a fertility specialist

2. How does Mildred respond to Montag's story about the book owner's death?
(a) She is indifferent
(b) She is terrified
(c) She is amused
(d) She is devastated

3. Why is Mildred grateful when the phone rings during Montag’s tirade about the truth?
(a) It's an excuse to get away from the books
(b) She was afraid all communication in their house had been cut off
(c) She thinks it's Montag’s office telling him to come in to work
(d) She hasn’t spoken to Ann in weeks

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

5. What flusters Montag when he arrived at the book burning in the attic?
(a) The attic is rickety and dangerous
(b) The books are all Bibles
(c) The homeowner is present
(d) He recognizes the titles of the books

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?

2. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?

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

4. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?

5. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

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