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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) Communicate with Montag while he’s at work
(b) Video conference with her family and friends
(c) Monitor the security of her home
(d) Interact with the characters on her television shows

2. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?
(a) A pocket lighter
(b) A torch blower
(c) Kerosene
(d) Charcoal

3. How does Mildred act toward Montag the next morning, after the accident?
(a) Oblivious
(b) Cool and calculated
(c) Passive aggressive
(d) Pleasant

4. How does Mildred react to the sound when Montag is reading in the kitchen?
(a) She is uninterested
(b) She is confused
(c) She is angry
(d) She is afraid

5. Who is least affected by the book owner's death?
(a) The neighbor
(b) Montag
(c) Captain Beatty
(d) Clarisse

Short Answer Questions

1. In Montag’s society, what is assumed about all the citizens?

2. What aspect of Montag's job enthralls him?

3. How does Mildred respond to Montag's story about the book owner's death?

4. What conclusion does Clarisse come to when checking whether Montag is in love?

5. What does Montag’s society most loathe?

(see the answer key)

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