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

2. After his night with Clarisse, what shocking sight does Montag return home to?
(a) Mildred angrily awaits his return, a gun in hand
(b) His house has burned down
(c) Mildred overdosed on sleeping pills
(d) Mildred making love to another man

3. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?
(a) Because she’s bored
(b) Because she’s jealous
(c) Because she can’t read
(d) Because she’s intimidated

4. What does Montag think about before he goes to sleep on the night of the accident?
(a) His childhood in out in the country
(b) Clarisse and her family
(c) Mildred’s attempted suicide
(d) All that he has lost

5. Which of the following is NOT something Montag struggles to understand?
(a) How and why Clarisse died
(b) Whether Mildred is capable of love
(c) Why no one discusses life’s realities
(d) Why the elderly woman killed herself

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Faber believe television has done to Jesus' image?

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

4. What is the number assigned to Montag's fire squad?

5. While out with Montag one afternoon, what does Clarisse urge him to taste?

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