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

2. How does Faber feel about the Bible?
(a) He believes it is God's sacred word
(b) He calls it the history of Christianity
(c) He fears its powerful history
(d) He despises it as trash

3. What aspect of Clarisse’s personality does Montag find most attractive?
(a) Her desire to learn a trade
(b) Her questioning banter
(c) Her childish infatuation
(d) Her dark sense of humor

4. What is Montag’s primary tool when working as a fireman?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Water
(c) Foam
(d) Milk

5. The morning after the accident, what does Montag try to convince Mildred of?
(a) That she should get a job
(b) That she wanted to die
(c) That they should have children
(d) That Clarisse's family is a danger to their way of life

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Clarisse die?

4. Who tells Montag that Clarisse is dead?

5. What does Montag use to start the fire in the attic book owner’s home?

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