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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. Who do Montag and Clarisse do each morning?
(a) Make love
(b) Have coffee
(c) Discuss poetry
(d) Walk to work

2. How does Faber react to Montag’s initial request?
(a) He accepts
(b) He bursts into tears
(c) He convulses with fear
(d) He rejects him

3. How did Clarisse die?
(a) She was poisoned
(b) She was run over by a car
(c) She died in a house fire
(d) She drowned

4. What does Montag steal from the attic book owner’s home?
(a) A purse
(b) A photograph
(c) A book
(d) A necklace

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Montag listens to Mildred’s conversation with Ann, what does he realize about his wife?

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

3. Which of the following characters goes missing, greatly worrying Montag?

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

5. Why doesn’t Mildred want to keep reading the books with Montag?

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