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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. How does Montag react to Clarisse's question?
(a) He is happy to answer
(b) He is disturbed by it
(c) He thinks it's none of her business
(d) He is confused by her inquiry

2. What does Montag beg the attic book owner to do before he burns down her house?
(a) Kill herself to avoid imprisonment
(b) Teach him to read
(c) Hide her books
(d) Abandon her books

3. Which members of society are sent to asylums if caught?
(a) Religious fanatics
(b) Thieves
(c) The unemployed
(d) Book owners

4. What has changed about Montag’s life since the character went missing?
(a) He has full reign over the television
(b) He walks to work alone
(c) He has to pick up extra shifts at work
(d) He has been promoted

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What consumes Mildred's attention all day, the day after the ambulence arrives at their home?

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

3. What does Montag search for as he reads through the hidden books?

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

5. What has changed about the ambulance drivers’ schedule in the past two years?

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