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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 the interactive box in the Montag living room allow Mildred to do?
(a) Monitor the security of her home
(b) Interact with the characters on her television shows
(c) Communicate with Montag while he’s at work
(d) Video conference with her family and friends

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

3. How does Faber show his fear toward Montag in Part I?
(a) He hangs up on him
(b) He warns him to stay away
(c) He punches him
(d) He calls the police

4. What aspect of Mildred’s personality does Montag most resent?
(a) Her jealousy
(b) Her religious fervor
(c) Her obsession
(d) Her coldness

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?

2. What noise frightens Montag as he reads in his kitchen?

3. What does Montag want to find to help him in his quest for knowledge?

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

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

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